How to: Nov 10, 2023
1. Learn the basics of hardware coding with the popular Arduino microcontroller. You'll learn how to control LEDs, motors, and even household objects like window blinds. You'll also learn how to hook up sensors for light, sound, and temperature. This is the ultimate DIY electronics tool, and this project-oriented course will teach you all about it. You can enjoy this course and learn these concepts even if you don't own an Arduino. (10 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/arduino-for-everybody/

2. I hung out in New York City with legendary programmer Joel Spolsky, who co-founded Stack Overflow and Trello. I got to interview him about his thoughts on software engineering, building companies, and how new AI tools represent a “third age of programming”. (2 hour listen in your favorite podcast app): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/trello-stack-overflow-founder-joel-spolsky-podcast-interview/

3. Learn Python and the powerful Tkinter library by coding your own desktop app. In this quick tutorial, you'll learn Tkinter basics by building a whiteboard app with a Graphical User Interface. You'll code the window's navigation, buttons, and even a color picker. (20 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-whiteboard-app/

4. Learn how to build your own e-commerce sticker shop with AI-generated stickers. In this WordPress crash course, freeCodeCamp teacher Beau Carnes will walk you through coding and deploying your own site. He'll show you how to use AI tools to procedurally generate merchandise to stock your virtual shelves. This is a fun, breezy watch. (1 hour watch): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/create-a-wordpress-store-that-sells-real-ai-generated-products/

5. Next.js is a popular JavaScript web development framework. And one of the trickiest parts of building an app is Authentication. This course will teach you how to use the latest version of Next.js together with several OAuth providers to sign your users in. (1 hour YouTube course): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/secure-next-js-applications-with-role-based-authentication-using-nextauth/

Quote of the Week: *"We’re programmers. Programmers are, in their hearts, architects, and the first thing they want to do when they get to a site is to bulldoze the place flat and build something grand. We’re not excited by incremental renovation: tinkering, improving, planting flower beds."* — Joel Spolsky