E1049: freeCodeCamp Founder Quincy Larson shares insights on democratizing developer skills, which programs to learn to land a coding job, if anyone can learn to code, maximizing earning potential & more!

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Avoiding buzzwords and marketing-speak (feat. Thomas McInerney) | E2236

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Japan’s Startup Revolution (feat. Kathy Matsui) | E2235

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