May 2020 Summit - freeCodeCamp.org

It's been a while since the freeCodeCamp community has held a big Summit live stream. Now with the coronavirus pandemic, we need social interaction more than ever. Our community has been hard at work on a number of major improvements to the freeCodeCamp curriculum. We've been publishing a ton of free courses on YouTube. And we have other new tools we're excited to demo, too. Here's what we'll cover during this one-hour stream. * The 4 new Python-focused certifications * In late 2019, we started work on 4 new Python certifications. These are all part of freeCodeCamp's core curriculum, and will immediately follow our existing 6 web development certifications (which will initially remain unchanged). Beau will demo these new certifications and explain how we're rolling them out. We will also give a big update on how we're rolling out Version 7.0 of the freeCodeCamp curriculum. As I said in December, we are moving to 100% project-oriented learning. These new practice projects will be 100% optional, and none of this will affect people who are already going through freeCodeCamp's curriculum and earning certifications. We are excited to demo these new certifications, which we'll open to beta testers in May. * Big improvements to the YouTube channel * As you may have heard, the freeCodeCamp community's YouTube channel is growing. I'll talk about our commitment to keeping the channel ad-free. I'll also show how we're focusing on YouTube membership as a way to sustain our nonprofit. And some new freeCodeCamp swag you can buy to support the community: shirts, caps, even mugs. And good news: we're going to be live-streaming a lot more. * Demoing the new Contributor Site * We have a new area of freeCodeCamp dedicated to helping contributors get started with code contributions, adding subtitles to videos, answering questions from the community, and more. Mrugesh will demo the site and a lot of its key functionality. Mrugesh will also talk about some of the exciting