{"id":15526,"date":"2015-07-28T13:32:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T17:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=15526"},"modified":"2020-03-30T18:28:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T22:28:21","slug":"want-to-learn-the-basics-of-coding-this-app-can-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/member-spotlight\/want-to-learn-the-basics-of-coding-this-app-can-help","title":{"rendered":"Want to learn the basics of coding? This app can help"},"content":{"rendered":"

You don\u2019t have to clear your schedule to polish up your computer skills. There are little moments throughout the day\u2014 your lunch hour, the commute home, a coffee break\u2014to take in a coding lesson or two. Find a comfortable spot and fire up Lrn<\/a>, a mobile app that teaches the basics of coding through interactive mini-quizzes.<\/p>\n

The app can be used without a connection once it is downloaded, optimal for commuters like co-founder Nathan Bernard. \u201cAs you ride the train in NYC\u2014I live in Brooklyn\u2014and you commute to and fro every day, you see everyone on their phones, playing games,\u201d he says. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to create a game, but we wanted to create an experience as immersive as a game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bernard, 25, has been involved in tech since his college days at Boston University, studying operations and technology management alongside accounting. He originally moved into WeWork NoMad<\/a> to start Coffee<\/a>, an app that Bernard describes as \u201cTinder for jobs.\u201d Coffee grew steadily, raising $610,000 in early investments.<\/p>\n

Though it may seem counterintuitive, his growth and success in Coffee was what led Bernard to move on to a new business. \u201cWhen I started Coffee,\u201d Bernard says, \u201cI was not technical. I didn\u2019t know a thing about programming. Over the last year and a half, I\u2019ve easily put over 1,000 hours into teaching myself\u201420 hours a week.\u201d It was through Coffee that Bernard connected\u00a0with Chirag Jain, a software engineer.<\/p>\n

Bernard sold off the data and tech of Coffee to other New York businesses working in a similar field, and began working on Lrn full-time with his younger brother Logan and Jain in May 2015.<\/p>\n

Though Bernard\u2019s recent learning experience in Coffee prompted the switch to Lrn, he sees the business as a return to his roots in education. His first startup out of college was Urban Business Accelerator, a 10-week program in which teams of four students were sent into small businesses in Boston to learn business and accounting practices, build the books out, and advise owners how they could save money. The experience was so well-received that Bernard sold the business to BU, where the program is now a staple of the School of Management.<\/p>\n

According to Glassdoor<\/a>\u2014a job site where users post salaries and reviews\u2014software architect, software development manager, IT manager, UX designer, and software engineer are among the top 25 highest paid, in-demand jobs in the current market. Software engineering also has the largest number of job openings on the list, over 99,000.<\/p>\n

But Bernard, however, sees potential for coding beyond these roles. He believes learning how to code has furthered his education in business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think you need to have a deep interest in becoming a software engineer to learn how to code,\u201d he says. \u201cI really think that for anyone interested in business, startups, or really moving into the working world in the 21st<\/sup> century\u2014these are skills that you\u2019ll need to get any job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bernard and his co-founders aren\u2019t above learning new things themselves, especially while working on Lrn. The app\u2019s code was developed using React Native, an open-source JavaScript-based platform for app development released in late March 2015 by Facebook. Using this emerging technology wasn\u2019t a simple decision, as Jain explains. \u201cIt was a huge bet on the entire company, on the entire product, but it\u2019s paying. It cut down development time to just two months.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s work and effort culminated in the official launch of Lrn, with 125 chapters on the fundamentals of JavaScript in the first version. The entire team is excited about the prospect of expanding into other coding languages. And for Bernard, the process itself is gratifying.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you talk to people in education who care about what they\u2019re doing, it\u2019s not because they\u2019re going to make a ton of money,\u201d he says. \u201cThey think, what we\u2019re doing is good, and we know it\u2019s good, and we feel<\/em> good about doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Lauren Kallen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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