Codecademy has upgraded and streamlined its Javascript Programming Tutorial Resources
The fantastic free programming resource on the internet known as, “Codecademy.com” has thoroughly upgraded its tutorial and achievement tracking environment. I’ve been learning how to program Javascript since Codecademy launched a few months ago. As of yesterday, there have been several bugfixes and software upgrades which make the environment much more conducive for thorough learning of computer programming.
A major bugfix that really made my day was the implementation of smart profile pic changing. I was having trouble changing my profile picture last week and I sent an email to them. It looks like they fixed the profile pic issue and you can upload any major file format picture to adjust your pic. I’m using a pizza cat picture that a friend of mine made. I hope she doesn’t mind…it’s just that those cats really get me in the mood to learn about Boolean true and false statements.
Another awesome bugfix was the “100% Complete” issue. For some reason, if you hadn’t started a lesson or programming project, it would say you had it 100% Complete, which was not true. Now the correct percentages of your progress will show up when you explore your “Learn” coursework tab. Right now I’m 92% done with learning about functions in Javascript and so it’s fun to track the progress.
Aside from Bugfixes, there has been several upgrades to Codecademy over the last day or so. The first addition is an extremely concise and easy-to-navigate programming glossary. Even if you are an expert Javascript programmer, you should bookmark the glossary by clicking HERE. Similar to the rest of the Codecademy website, the glossary is completely free and you can quickly check on operator functions and other terminology in a consolidated resource.
To make things even more awesome, Codecademy has streamlined the process for users to create their own interactive lessons and tutorials for the greater Codecademy community. So this means I was going through the functions lessons and then one day I noticed that I had more coursework to do. That’s because another user created additional lessons for us all to complete. It was so strange because I thought I had finished everything in that section already. That’s the beauty of a living and breathing coding environment. People can make the coursework more robust by adding exercises which stretch the comprehension of the students. It’s very exciting to see new lessons pop up every week or so.
As I said, Codecademy.com is completely free at this time for people to jump on board and learn how to do some Javascript programming, so check it out and hopefully you can break through any barriers and make some fun programs!
-Tyler