Codecademy
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Zach Sims, Ryan Bubinski |
| Industry | Internet |
| URL | Codecademy |
| Current status | Active |
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Codecademy is an online interactive platform that offers free coding classes in programming languages like Python, JavaScript, and Ruby, as well as markup languages including HTML and CSS.[1][2] As of September 2011, the site boasted over 550,000 users who had completed over six million exercises.[3] The site has received positive feedback and reviews from many blogs and websites, including the New York Times[3] and TechCrunch.[4]
To motivate users to participate, the site offers feedback, badges for completing exercises, as well as a function that keeps track of a user's total score and displays it to others. The site also allows anyone to create and publish a new course using a Course Creator tool.
History
Codecademy was founded in 2011 by Zach Sims and Ryan Bubinski.[5] Sims dropped out of Columbia University to focus on launching a venture, while Bubinski graduated from Columbia with a degree in computer science and biophysics.[6] The company, headquartered in New York City, raised $2.5 million in Series A funding in October 2011 and $10 million in Series B funding in June 2012.[5][7] The latest round of funding was led by Index Ventures.[8]
Competitors
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In addition to Codecademy, many other companies have entered the market for providing online learning resources in programming and other technology topics. Some of these include:[9]
- Udemy
- Dev Bootcamp
- LearnStreet
- Udacity
- Code School
- Google Code University (retiring in early 2013 - users are referred by Google to the University Consortium on Google Developers)
- W3Schools
- Coursera
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Codecademy". Codecademy. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ^ Indvik, Lauren. "Codeacademy Releases Free Ruby Development Courses". Mashable. Mashable. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ a b Wortham, Jenna. "Codecademy Offers Free Coding Classes for Aspiring Entrepreneurs". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ Cincaid, Jason. "Codecademy Surges To 200,000 Users, 2.1 Million Lessons Completed In 72 Hours". TechCrunch. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ a b "30 Under 30: Zach Sims and Ryan Bubinski, Codecademy". Inc.com. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ Segall, Laurie (2011-11-29). "Codecademy says it can turn anyone into a Web programmer - Nov. 29, 2011". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ Wortham, Jenna (2011-10-27). "Codecademy Lands $2.5 Million From Investors - NYTimes.com". Bits.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ Colao, JJ (2012-06-19). "Codecademy Raises $10 Million To Conquer The World". Forbes.com.
- ^ LearnStreet teaches newbies how to code. Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal. October 5, 2012.
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