{"id":6464,"date":"2013-10-14T14:20:20","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T14:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=6464"},"modified":"2013-10-14T14:20:20","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T14:20:20","slug":"where-to-go-to-learn-how-to-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6464","title":{"rendered":"Where to go to learn how to code!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2013\/oct\/14\/learn-how-to-code\"><img src='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Decoded-computer-coding-c-0101.jpg' alt='10 places in Britain where you can learn how to write computer code | Technology | The Observer' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Observer has done a nice piece listing the top 10 places to go to learn how to code. 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