Knowing how to code is becoming increasingly valuable in the
technology-driven world we live in today, but not everyone has
the time or money to invest in a sold computer science or
programming education. Most people who have no experience in
programming tend to think that learning to code would be an
intimidating task, requiring a high IQ and a good teacher. In
reality, anyone can really do it, which is why two students from
Columbia University founded Codeacademy – a free, interactive
website for beginners who want to learn how to code at their own
pace. A Breakdown of What Codeacademy Offers Codeacademy offers
its users a set of tutorials in a variety of different
programming languages that they can follow along with and
actually plug in the code to get firsthand experience. It’s been
designed for the complete beginner in mind who’ve never taken a
computer class before. There’s a “Show hint” button at the
bottom of each step if you get stuck, and a “Run” button for you
to pull up the result of what you cre