Tasks

1. How to Stay Productive in the Age of Social Distancing (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/staying-productive-in-the-age-of-social-distancing/

2. How Hashing Functions Work. And What's the Most Secure Encryption Hash? MD5, SHA1, or SHA2? (4 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/md5-vs-sha-1-vs-sha-2-which-is-the-most-secure-encryption-hash-and-how-to-check-them/

3. From Mechanical Engineer to Software Developer – My Coding Rollercoaster. Milecia tells the story of how she stumbled into coding while chasing her passion for cars. (12 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/mechanical-engineering-to-software-developer/

4. How to Become a Software Engineer if You Don't Have a Computer Science Degree (8 minute read): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/paths-to-becoming-a-software-engineer/

5. Learn the PERN Stack - Postgres, Express, React, Node - by Building a Todo List App (free 90 minute video course with full example codebase): https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-pern-stack-full-course/


Quote of the Week: “Act in haste and repent at leisure. Code too soon and debug forever.” - Dr. Raymond Kennington


I hope you and your family are staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic. If you're new to coding, here are my tips for making the most of your time during the outbreak: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coronavirus-academy/


Happy coding.

- Quincy Larson

Teacher at freeCodeCamp.org