PyData Global 2022

Keynote - Quincy Larson
12-02, 20:30–21:30 (UTC), Talk Track I

Quincy Larson is the Founder of freecodecamp.org.


Quincy Larson is a teacher and school director from Oklahoma. At age 31, he started learning to code using free online courses and attending hackathons. After working as a software engineer, he founded freeCodeCamp.org to help other busy adults also learn to code and transition into tech careers. More than a million people now use freeCodeCamp courses each day, and 10,000s of people have used it to successfully transition into software development careers.


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Founder of freecodecamp.org. Quincy Larson is a teacher and school director from Oklahoma. At age 31, he started learning to code using free online courses and attending hackathons. After working as a software engineer, he founded freeCodeCamp.org to help other busy adults also learn to code and transition into tech careers. More than a million people now use freeCodeCamp courses each day, and 10,000s of people have used it to successfully transition into software development careers.