# freeCodeCamp

Organization, nonprofit · [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)

Also called: Free Code Camp, freeCodeCamp.org, FCC coding, free codecamp

A 501(c)(3) [nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit) where people learn to code for free by building projects in the [browser](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-browser), with free [certifications](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/professional-certificate), a forum and a [YouTube channel](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/youtube). Recommended in the [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack) as a free place to learn beginner [HTML](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/html), [CSS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/css) and [JavaScript](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/javascript).

**For example:** A nontechnical [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) works through freeCodeCamp's first web lessons so she can follow [conversations](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/session) with her [developer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer).

Official site: <https://www.freecodecamp.org/>

## Connects to (6)

- [Code](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code): Exact written instructions that tell a computer what to do, step by step.
- [Front end](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/front-end): The part of an app or website that people see and tap, running in their browser or on their phone.
- [Coding bootcamp](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/coding-bootcamp): A short, intensive course that teaches people to write software, usually in months instead of the years a degree takes.
- [Open source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source): Software whose code is published for anyone to read, use and build on, under a license that sets the rules for doing so.
- [Software engineer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer): A person who designs, writes and maintains code for a living.
- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.

## Sources

- <https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/about/>


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