The great thing about coding is that it is done entirely on a computer or even in a web browser app. That means it is possible to learn an entire profession like programming entirely online. Going to a coding camp is cheaper to a university, and some employers prefer graduates of specific camps. To make the deal even sweeter, you can access an entirely free code camp. You will learn the basics, and some employers might take an interest.

Code Camp Advantages

In order to become a programmer, a potentially great-paying position, you first have to prove that you can code. You can build a portfolio yourself, which is the old fashioned route, or you can let a code camp build it for you with projects that facsimile real world work. All you have to do is prove you can do some programming work, and that is enough to open the door to freelance projects.

Another advantage is that it is much quicker than going to college. A university has a vested interest in keeping you there for for or more likely five years. A coding camp sticks to the subject and gives you a certificate that is perfectly acceptable to employers who just want work done. A university is more like a general prep school. A coding camp is for people who want to program.

An intensive program is for people who want to get the most out of their time. If you devote yourself to a subject and learn it intensively, then you might actually learn more than dragging out through multiple classes that do not offer direct continuity between subject matter. Why learn the basics of different programming languages when you can learn one or two that are in high demand and kick redundant lessons out the door.

There is no reason to have to do pointless work. A camp director has identified the most pertinent skills and information and has condensed it down into one program. You learn the skills that let you work in a particular field rather than trying to be a generalist and learn something specialized as an intern.

Github, a techie's favorite software for hosting, has unveiled that its core features will now be free to all users. The platform, which hosts over 40 million users, will allow free account holders to enjoy the benefits of its core features. The company has done away with its Pro tier and divided the features between the free and team accounts.

What did the previous Github free account include?

In the past, users of the free plan could enjoy unlimited repositories, three collaborators in a private repository, and 2000 Github Action minutes per month. Furthermore, users would receive 500 megabytes of storage and automated security updates.

Which features are the same?

As was the case previously, the Github core for free account will give you access to unlimited repositories. The free account will continue to give you access to 2000 minutes of Github Actions. Github Actions, allow users to automate their workflow. From the Github platform, one can conceptualize, develop and deploy code. Users will also still receive 500 MB of storage.

Which features are different?

The two features which are an upgrade from the previous free account are unlimited collaborators and community support. In the past free accounts only enabled users to add three collaborators within a private repository. This allows for more efficiency on projects, especially where you have more than three collaborators.

What doesn't the Github core account include?

Whilst the core account offers users a variety of exciting features there are still some things which you will need to upgrade to use. Two such features are code owners and enterprise features. There is still good news if you need to have these features, as the monthly cost per user for code owners has been reduced by $5 to a measly $4. The Enterprise plan will run you $21 a user per month. Unlike the previous free account in days gone by, you will no longer receive any automated security updates.

Major GitHub Changes -- Teams Now Free, Prices Halved!

Learning a new skill doesn't have to be as hard as most people think. In this article we look at the best programs and resources for you to learn .Net Desktop Development Programming for free as a complete beginner. There are so many great resources to start learning today. Which one is the best for you? Lets take a look at them.

Home and Learn

This is a complete course for beginners. It will take you through the fundamentals of .Net Programming all the way through the technical side. Everything you need to know to get started is in this course and guess what! It's FREE. You will have 9 different projects in the course so when you are finished, you will be ready to go.

YouTube

YouTube is a great place to learn a new skill. There are plenty of videos that will give you a crash course and teach you all the basics of what you need to know. This video, is by Free code camp. It is a comprehensive 24-hour course, you will use c# to build an application. Everything from start to finish. Another great video resource is by Programming with Mosh. It is the complete basics of c# learned in 1 hour. If your looking for a program to learn from scratch then you will love it.

Create a C# Application from Start to Finish - Complete Course

Free Code Camp

Free Code Camp is a nonprofit community platform that makes it easy to learn code. Not only can you learn everything for free, you can chat with others in your area and even have practice sessions with them. You can learn at your own pace, which is great if you don't want to binge watch a whole course in one sitting.

Visual Studio Live Share allows you to debug and code simultaneously with other developers on the same project.

During the Microsoft Build developer event, the company said that Live Share, the previously introduced feature of the Visual Studio code and Visual Studio, is now accessible by developers who wish to try it out. Up to now, this function, which enables developers to collaborate with each other, could be accessed only in preview mode --- and it is freely available to any developer, even developers who are using the Visual Studio free code editor.

Some people have likened Live Share to collaborating with Google Documents. Developers are able to see the position of everyone's cursor, and each word their colleagues type, irrespective which platform is used. Each developer participating in Live Share sessions can remain within their desired environment. This means that developers can be more flexible than they can be in conventional screen shares.

LEGO produced the Mindstorms platform for older children and adults to use their creativity to make robotic projects. Presently, LEGO launched the Boost platform, which is a robotics and programming development for children around the age of seven (7). This Boost package has everything to make five (5) projects including Frankie, a robotic cat, and Vernie, a comedic robot.

The Boost kit contains a battery-powered core system which gives power to the several motors, and a motion and color sensor. Simon Kent from LEGO demonstrated that the two (2) kits have the ability to train the robots to make music on harmonicas.

We have information on 10 of the best freelance websites for programmers. If you are considering freelance work, then this is the information that you need.

Should You Try a Freelance Job?

You may be wondering if you should even consider working a freelance job. The truth is that there are good points and bad points to it. One of the good points to freelance writing is that you can choose your work site. You can work from your bedroom if you like, or you can choose the kitchen, patio or floor. You also get to be your own boss. You rely on other people to pay you, but you have the freedom to take work on the jobs that you want to work.

Having raised approximately $1.6 million in funding, Codementor is poised to grow into an elite marketplace for freelance software developers. Peer Idea, the parent company of Codementor, is based in Mountain View. They've graduated from the Seattle-based Techstars organization, from which they were able to secure $1.2 million in early-stage funding. Founder Weiting Liu feels that the company originally started as a coding boot camp, but soon grew into an on-demand educational brand. He feels that the company will supplement the various free and paid software development resources currently crowding the market.

One of the company's top investors, Yvonne Chen, says that Codementor needs to focus on enhancing the algorithms its Web portal uses to match engineers with new developers. The company already has 150,000 developers looking to improve their programming skills by learning from 5,000 mentors. Each of these mentors is an expert in a particular programming language.

Google wishes to encourage people to master programming -- particularly for its' Android interface. Although the firm has already provided several courses on programming, they were usually aimed at people with at a bit of basic programming knowledge.

From today, Google's Android Basics Nanodegree course is offered on Udacity - the web educational platform. It is the first time Google has promoted an Android nanodegree class intended for those with no knowledge of programming.

Shanea King-Roberson, Google's program manager, said that Google wanted to make Android development understandable and accessible to all, so that irrespective of your circumstances, you can master app building and enhance the lives of others.

Software engineers are in demand now than ever before. There are certain countries where you'll earn more money for your skill and hard work. Here's a list of the 12 countries where software engineering pays the most on average.

12. France: $54,700

Employees also in the country where they get one of the best qualities of life.

11. United Kingdom: $56,200

The rate is around $13,000 more than an average employee in the country.

10. Canada: $57,500

The job was ranked 12th best in a 2015 Best Jobs article from Canadian Business.

9. New Zealand: $59,600

The country has a shortage of software engineers.

8. Sweden: $61,400

No shortages but the role is in demand.

7. Germany: $63,800

SAP and Siemens is one of the world's largest corporations and based here.

6. Australia: $65,900

Software engineers earn around $4,000 more than the average citizen.

5. Israel: $70,700

It is Bloomberg's 6th most favorable countries for tech firms, making it a software engineer's dream.

4. Denmark: $71,500

Polaris has just bought 65% of Configit and will expand the company.

3. United States: $76,000

It is the home of Silicon Valley, and software engineers earn around $20,000 more than the average citizen.

2. Norway: $81,400

The downside here is the pay is $15,000 on average less than the average worker.

1. Switzerland: $104,200

This is just an average, and many are paid much more!

Windows 10 has been on the market for a full month at this point. Gamers on Stream have always been very found of the Windows operating system, using it over 95% of the time to play games on Stream. And those using Windows 10 have grown considerably fast from 14% to 17% since the official launch. Gamers need a high performance operating system, and are now moving from Windows 7 and Windows 8 to Windows 10. Thus, they perceive it as a reliably platform for heavy use.