Despite the lowest unemployment rate in decades, analysts expect technology hiring to continue growing steadily into the 2020s.
That’s great news for recent computer science graduates and developers currently working in the field, but that doesn’t mean ambitious engineers can get complacent.
While there will likely be growth opportunities in the market overall, there are still significant changes happening all the time, and a sense of urgency to keep up with the latest trends.
Today, there are more types of technical roles than ever before, and a continued proliferation of new languages, frameworks, and technologies. Technical employees that want to get ahead should routinely test and refine their skills.
To that end, I’ve put together the following list of platforms where you can level up your skills for any number of roles, from data science to developer operations.
1. freeCodeCamp
Helpful links: Website | Forum | Challenges
Let’s begin with freeCodeCamp, which is a great website for beginners who are just getting into coding. They offer all sorts of resources on learning syntax, practicing coding, building projects, and preparing for interviews.
They don’t have as many interactive coding challenges as other sites, but they do offer some fun challenges and interview prep for beginners learning JavaScript.
Great for
Novices who are just learning to code for the first time. It’s a great place to learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in a fun, interactive way.
Pricing / Premium content
freeCodeCamp is completely free.
2. Coderbyte
Helpful links: Website| Blog | Dev.to | Free Challenges | Premium
My platform, Coderbyte, provides 300+ coding challenges you can solve in an online editor using 10 different programming languages. You can then access official solutions, over 1.5 million user solutions, and read articles on how to efficiently solve the challenges.
Coderbyte is recommended by the top coding bootcamps and companies because of its collection of interview prep challenges.
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