Area served Worldwide Headquarters San Francisco Type of business Privately held company | Website www.livecoding.tv Founded 2014 | |
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Industry Coding, Web development, Programming, Product Development Key people Dr. Michael J. Garbade (Co-Founder, CEO)
Jamie Green (Co-Founder) Products Video streaming, Coding, Learning Services Educational Live Streaming and Viewing Services | ||
Livecoding.tv is a privately owned multinational educational video streaming company based in San Francisco, USA, that helps coders stream their code and helps viewers learn coding from professionals. The site was founded by Dr. Michael J. Garbade and Jamie Green in 2014, backed by Y Combinator and EuropeanPioneers.
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It is an educational livestreaming platform where people code products live in C/C++, C#/.Net, Java, Python, PHP, Javascript, Ruby, iOS/Objective C, and other programming languages.
API Access is now available via closed beta.
History
Livecoding.tv was founded by Jamie Green & Dr. Michael J. Garbade in 2014. The idea behind Livecoding.tv was inspired by Michael playing games on Twitch.tv and developing software in a Linux virtualbox environment. They came up with a question "what if there was a livestreaming platform like Twitch.tv but solely for software engineers to share code, exchange experiences, socialize and take their coding to the next level". The Livecoding.tv platform was created to allow coders of all backgrounds to learn from each other by watching and interacting with people writing code live, allowing users to overcome barriers and take their coding skill to a professional level.
Livecoding.tv received its first round of funding from EU Accelerator EuropeanPioneers and in 2015 it joined startup accelerator Y Combinator. The company garnered media attention after its launch, including mention in TechCrunch, CNN Money, Mashable, and others.
Livecoding.tv is monetized through donations, subscriptions, paid and private channels.
Content and audience
Livecoding.tv is an educational live streaming platform where people code products live. Users can browse available streams, archived content, and upcoming broadcasts. Streamers on Livecoding.tv range from professional engineers to students and hobby coders. These streamers are able to interact with their viewers directly to give or get help solving problems and building real products.