{"id":170649,"date":"2025-12-20T06:31:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T06:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/replay-quincy-larson-on-10-years-of-freecodecamp\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T06:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T06:31:26","slug":"replay-quincy-larson-on-10-years-of-freecodecamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/replay-quincy-larson-on-10-years-of-freecodecamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Replay: Quincy Larson on 10 Years of freeCodeCamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5sa58eNiglM?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Join us for an inspiring conversation with Quincy Larson, the founder of freeCodeCamp\u2014the world&#8217;s largest free coding education platform. 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