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Welcome to Free Code Camp's open source codebase and curriculum!
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Free Code Camp is an open-source community where you learn to code and help nonprofits.
Free Code Camp is a friendly open-source community where you learn to code and help nonprofits.

**We help our campers build job-worthy portfolios of real apps used by real people, while helping nonprofits.**

You start by working through our self-paced, browser-based full stack JavaScript curriculum.

After you complete the first 400 hours worth of challenges (which involves building 10 single-page apps), you'll earn your Front End Development Certification.
### By working through our curriculum, you can earn four certifications:
##### 1. Front End Certification
The first section will teach you the basics of how webpages work and also introduce you to JavaScript programming.

After you complete the second 400 hours worth of challenges (which involves building and deploying 5 full stack apps), you'll earn your Full Stack Development Certification.
Skills you'll practice include `HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery` and `Bootstrap`.

Then we'll pair you with another camper, an agile project manager, and a stakeholder from a nonprofit organization. Together, you'll plan and build an app that helps that nonprofit carry out its mission more effectively.
To earn this certification you'll build **10 front-end projects** and implement many **JavaScript algorithms**

**We help our campers build job-worthy portfolios of real apps used by real people, while helping nonprofits.**
##### 2. Data Visualization Certification
The second section builds upon the first and introduce you to more advanced topics such as `Sass, React` and `D3`.

To earn this certification you'll build **5 React-apps** and **5 Data visualization apps** using `D3.js`.

##### 3. Back End Certification
The third section introduces you to back end development using `Node.js, Express, MongoDB` but also teach you about the important concept of source control using `Git`.

To earn this certification you'll build **5 API:s** and **5 full stack JavaScript apps**.

##### 4. Full Stack Certification
The fourth section is where you'll get **real world experience** by working on projects for **Non-profits**.
We'll pair you with another camper, an agile project manager, and a stakeholder from a nonprofit organization. Together, you'll plan, build and maintain apps that helps that nonprofit carry out its mission more effectively.

For this certification you'll work on **two projects from scratch** and then **maintain/upgrade two existing projects**.

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This code is running live at [FreeCodeCamp.com](http://www.FreeCodeCamp.com). We also have [Gitter](https://gitter.im/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp), a [Medium publication](http://medium.freecodecamp.com), and even a [Twitch.tv channel](http://twitch.tv/freecodecamp).

[Join our community here](http://www.freecodecamp.com/signin).
### [Join our community here](http://www.freecodecamp.com/signin).

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