INTRO TO CODING

Want to get started on the path to a career in software engineering? Want to prepare to apply to a competitive Coding Bootcamp, and don’t know where to begin. Take our free, self-paced Intro to Coding course to learn JavaScript fundamentals and problem-solving.

Designed for beginners
Self-paced, online program
Dedicated Slack community of course participants
Created by Code Platoon instructors and actively supported by on-demand Teaching Assistants
Veterans, Active Duty, and military spouses participating in the course receive additional support from Teaching Assistants (2-hour online availability daily)

What You’ll Learn

Intro to Coding will teach you two things – Javascript fundamentals, including Javascript syntax, and problem-solving.

These two skills are paramount to becoming a software engineer and being accepted into Code Platoon. When most people start learning to code, they just know the syntax of a language, and then when it comes time to solve coding challenges, they immediately get stuck and give up. Intro to Coding will help you develop your problem-solving skills by giving you coding challenges that put you to the test.

Here’s a list of what you’ll learn in this Intro To Coding course:

Primitive Data Types
Variables
String Interpolation
Conditional Statements
Arrays & Objects
Iteration/Loops
Functions
Scope
Pseudo-coding

Course Content

11 Sessions
7 hours of on-demand videos
Over 120 coding challenges
No prior coding experience or knowledge is necessary.

Course Requirements

Have an email address
Understand the English language
Have an internet connection
Be able to watch and learn from videos

Tom is Code Platoon’s Lead Instructor, a full-stack developer, and a U.S. Marine veteran. Prior to joining Code Platoon, Tom worked at a digital mental health startup as a QA Engineer/Software Engineer after he attended Fullstack Academy in Chicago. Tom loves the process of learning code, solving problems, and creating useful fun applications. Before becoming a full-stack developer, Tom worked as an analyst at PNC Bank and Bank of America where he loved mentoring new employees. As a U.S. Marine, Tom was in an artillery battery stationed in Twenty-Nine Palms, CA, and has multiple deployments.

Your instructor

Tom Prete is a Code Platoon Instructor, a full-stack engineer, and a U.S. Marine veteran. Before joining Code Platoon, Tom worked at a digital mental health startup as a QA Engineer/Software Engineer after attending Fullstack Academy in Chicago. Tom loves the process of learning code, solving problems, and creating practical, fun applications. Before becoming a full-stack developer, Tom worked as an analyst at PNC Bank and Bank of America, where he loved mentoring new employees. As a U.S. Marine, Tom was in an artillery battery stationed in Twenty-Nine Palms, CA, and had multiple deployments.