The latest articles on Forem by David (@dvfrog). https://forem.com/dvfrog https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3744039%2F8c227282-9073-4977-bd57-4fb0e8f1e3b6.png https://forem.com/dvfrog en David Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:22:00 +0000 https://forem.com/dvfrog/im-14-and-built-a-course-tracker-because-udemys-dashboard-is-not-good-enough-4jk4 https://forem.com/dvfrog/im-14-and-built-a-course-tracker-because-udemys-dashboard-is-not-good-enough-4jk4 <p>I'm 14, in 9th grade, and I have a confession: I've bought way too many online courses.</p> <p>Udemy sales are dangerous. "$9.99? That's basically free!" Next thing you know, you have 10</p> <ul> <li>courses and no idea which ones you've actually watched.</li> </ul> <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>Udemy's "My Learning" page is basically designed to make you feel bad about yourself. Just a massive list of courses staring at you with their 0% progress bars. No way to organize them. No way to prioritize. Just guilt.</p> <p>And it gets worse when you're learning from multiple platforms - Coursera, YouTube playlists, freeCodeCamp, random tutorials you bookmarked. Everything is scattered.</p> <h2> So I Built Something </h2> <p>I got frustrated enough that I started building <a href="https://coursebound.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">CourseBound</a> - a simple dashboard to track all your courses in one place.</p> <p>The idea is simple:</p> <ul> <li>Add courses from any platform</li> <li>Track your progress</li> <li>Actually see what you should focus on next</li> </ul> <p>I built it using AI tools (Claude, Cursor) because honestly, I don't know everything about web dev yet. But that's kind of the point - I'm learning by building.</p> <h2> It's Free </h2> <p>I'm not trying to sell anything. The site is completely free. I just want feedback from people who have the same problem I do.</p> <p>If you've got a graveyard of unfinished courses, try it out: <a href="https://coursebound.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">coursebound.org</a></p> <p>Would love to hear what features would actually help you finish courses instead of just collecting them.</p> <p><em>What's your unfinished course count? I'll go first: 34 😅</em></p> webdev beginners productivity