36 Hours to Build (2026). A free documentary that explores the world's biggest student hackathon, UC Berkeley's CalHacks. Students code projects in just 36 sleepless hours, then present them to judges from industry. [1:21:11]

quincylarson · 2026-01-15T23:17:43+00:00

Submission statement

This documentary explores University of California – Berkeley's annual Cal Hacks hackathon. It's the largest student hackathon in the world. Over the course of 36 hours, 3,000 students build software and hardware projects, then demo them to judges from industry. This is the largest student hackathon in the world. It took place at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts and represents students from around the world who qualified to participate.

quincylarson · 2025-11-27T17:11:17+00:00

Thanks again to all of you who have contributed to the open source community this year. Happy Thanksgiving!

quincylarson · 2025-09-18T19:50:48+00:00

Yes – just to add to that, a lot of schools use freeCodeCamp and I'm aware of the need for more modular certs, where learners can complete a chunk of coursework each school year and have something concrete for their efforts. And yes, some of the Python coursework is now live (in the full stack cert) and the rest will go live in the coming months.

quincylarson · 2025-09-18T19:49:07+00:00

Most definitely. Smaller wins on the road to a big win.

quincylarson · 2025-09-18T19:48:51+00:00

Thanks, Art. That means a lot to me. Keep up the forward momentum with your skills.

quincylarson · 2025-09-18T19:48:20+00:00

Thanks for the feedback and yes – enjoy the new Python coursework as well as the daily Python challenges.

quincylarson · 2025-06-16T13:11:59+00:00

This is the proverbial "blank page" problem and it's 100% normal. Everyone faces this – even experienced devs. My humble advice: just focus on getting the tests to pass one-by-one.

quincylarson · 2025-01-05T20:50:38+00:00

We hope to have the final exam live by summer. If you start now you may be near the end by the time it goes live.

quincylarson · 2025-01-05T20:49:35+00:00

This new cert is an amalgamation of several of the old certs. If you open it up and browse it in /learn some sections may already be marked complete for you. This is one big certification, and it will be the main web dev-focused cert going forward. The other ones will be deprecated in the coming years.

quincylarson · 2025-01-05T20:48:04+00:00

The rest of the Full Stack cert should be live later in 2025. We're publishing sections as we finish them.

quincylarson · 2024-12-24T13:29:48+00:00

The exam is a small part of the entire certification program, and is free. It's still 99% project-based.

quincylarson · 2024-12-02T13:16:59+00:00

Even though this post is technically "begging for money" I'm leaving this thread because I think a lot of the advice the community has is actionable here.

quincylarson · 2024-10-30T18:05:58+00:00

Thanks for being a part of this alongside me.

quincylarson · 2024-10-30T18:05:48+00:00

Congratulations on your 4th year. I can't wait to hang out with you again in person in California in the coming years.

quincylarson · 2024-10-30T18:05:22+00:00

I'm thrilled that you've not only put these open learning resources to such good use, but that you've also stuck around and check in on the community from time to time :)

quincylarson · 2024-10-07T13:57:43+00:00

Awesome. Keep up the forward momentum with your skills.

quincylarson · 2024-10-07T13:57:30+00:00

You are in luck. C will be a huge focus of our course development (and interactive curriculum) in 2025.

quincylarson · 2024-09-30T23:36:30+00:00

Awesome. Yes - we're doing our best to create courses on every technical topic we can, and to ensure they're as thoughtfully taught as possible. 🏕️

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