What is EireCodeCamp?
EireCodeCamp was started as a college project by two young aspiring coders attending a course in NCI. It was recognised that there are a lot of people with an interest in coding, who may not be young enough to fit in at a sitting of Coderdojo. There is a community that began in San Franciso to help people of all ages to learn to code- it is FreeCodeCamp that inspired this Irish project.
In a world where everything is online, there are many people that would be interested in meeting up for the joy of coding. This site wants to encourage that, and located several chapters of FreeCodeCamp in Ireland. Whereas CoderDojo is a worldwide movement of free, volunteer-led, community-based programming clubs for young people, we hope to inspire the same spirit for the less young.
Perhaps there are some synergies that can be gained from collaborating with the many CoderDojos around the country?Anyone can learn to code, build a website, create an app or a game, and explore technology in an informal, creative, and social environment.
We believe that an understanding of programming languages is increasingly important in the modern world, that it’s both better and easier to learn these skills as soon as possible, both for developing our own skills, and perhaps helping the next generation to improve their own skills- nobody should be denied the opportunity to do so.