I am a n00b coder myself, mostly working with Javascript/CSS/HTML.
(Here’s my full story: https://medium.com/@tanyagupta/i-dropped-my-cs-major-because-i-couldnt-do-a-bubble-sort-126e1242d86e#.mn04g7nun)
I noticed that many coders, once they gain experience, forget how to write for someone who is a newbie. So I and my partner (an experienced coder) started a Medium publication aimed at helping beginner coders help other beginners by writing jargon free guides on “n00b code chronicles” on Medium. We are looking for:
ᴀ) ⓝⓞⓞⓑ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴs: Cᴏᴅᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴs ғᴏʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴀsᴋs
ʙ) ⓝⓞⓞⓑ ʜᴀᴄᴋs: Uɴᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ
ᴄ) Nᴀɴɪ ɢɪɢᴀɴᴛᴜᴍ ʜᴜᴍᴇʀɪs ɪɴsɪᴅᴇɴᴛᴇs: Tᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇs, ᴀʟɢᴏʀɪᴛʜᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ ʙᴏʀʀᴏᴡᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ʙᴜᴛ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ
ᴅ) Dᴇᴍʏsᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: Pᴏᴏʀʟʏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ.
ᴇ) Dᴇᴊᴀʀɢᴏɴɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: Tᴇᴄʜ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx. Bᴜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ oғ ɪᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ. Fᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ sᴛᴜғғ — ʟᴏᴛs ᴏғ ғᴏʟᴋs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜғғ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɪs.
Here is the blog: https://medium.com/the-n00b-code-chronicles
We can’t afford to pay but we will invest time and resources in editing for accuracy and getting the word out. Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ⓝⓞⓞⓑ ᴄᴏᴅᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴜs ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴀ ʟɪɴᴇ at tanya@li60.zendesk.com
Hope to hear from you
Tanya