CodeCrafters Blog
Insights, updates and stories from the CodeCrafters team and our community.
Our OSS Funding Pledge
We're giving $4000/developer/year towards OSS projects.
View Code Examples on GitHub
CodeCrafters now links every code example to complete GitHub repositories. Study real solutions from experienced engineers and level up today.
7 New Programming Languages to Learn in 2025
New languages expand your thinking and sharpen problem-solving. Here's a list of new ones worth learning.
Will AI Replace Software Engineers?
Are software engineers really on their way out? Let's discuss.
40 Gifts Programmers Will Actually Use and Love
We've curated a list of gifts programmers actually use, enjoy, or quietly wish someone would give them.
Writing for Developers
We decided to publicly release the internal guidelines we use to write clearly and effectively for developers.
73 Programming Project Ideas to Inspire and Challenge You
Curated list of project ideas for programmers who aren't sure what to build. We chose 73 projects that teach a lot and are fun to build.
Udemy vs Pluralsight: Which is better for developers?
We evaluate Udemy and Pluralsight through the lens of a software engineer, and also offer some alternative platforms worth checking out.
Udemy vs Pluralsight: Which is better for developer teams?
We evaluate both platforms from the perspective of a software team, and also cover alternative platforms with unique team learning approaches.
15 Rust Projects To Sharpen Your Skills
Curated project ideas to help you learn Rust, at every difficulty level. Challenge and develop your Rust skills by starting a project today.
Our $1.8M Seed Fundraise
The world's top developer experts believe in CodeCrafters. Read more about our investors here.
CodeCrafters is now fair source
Fair Source makes it possible for maintainers to share source code in a manner that is sustainable in terms of long term business interests.
Introducing Automatic Explanations
Get inspired with Community Solutions, powered by CodeCrafters. Get sharper with Automatic Explanations, powered by AI.
Introducing Repo Banners
Show off your CodeCrafters progress in style with dynamic repo banners that update at every stage you complete.
Learning Stipends List
Discover companies encouraging engineers with discretionary learning stipends from our OSS repository.
Introducing CodeCrafters CLI
You can now run and view CodeCrafters test results right within your CLI for a more productive experience.
Introducing Publish to GitHub
You can now automatically sync CodeCrafters projects to GitHub and publish them to showcase your implementations.
Vote for Challenge Extensions
We're taking our challenges even deeper. Share your feedback by submitting ideas or voting for your favorites.
Introducing Recommended Solutions
How would CodeCrafters solve it? You can now see recommended approaches to all our projects.
Vote for new courses
Help us decide what challenges to build next. Share your feedback by submitting ideas or voting on existing ones.
Introducing Build your own grep
Challenge yourself and build your own version of the regex parser from scratch in our latest course.
