Forem: Junaid Khan

Free alternatives to tech bootcamps & influencer courses

Junaid Khan — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:24:36 +0000

Why

The tech industry is oversaturated with "get rich by learning how to code" programs. Tech bootcamps & influencer courses promise you to teach innovative content, when in reality, they are just regurgitating material that's freely available on the internet.

However, self-learning isn't easy.

Most learners struggle with accountability + motivation + need someone for doubt-solving.

So the ideal bootcamp should be:

Structured Program + Free resources + accountability partners

We carefully study a bootcamp/influncer course and provide a free/affordable alternative using MOOCs (online courses, books...). In addition, you can find study partners and have your own DIY-bootcamp for free!

Study Group for Java/Python/Front-end Web Dev

Junaid Khan — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 18:23:55 +0000

Hey, everyone.

I'm a software engg. from India, and I host study groups where we study online courses together.

I'll be starting the groups within a few days. We will have separate groups on the following courses:

Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software
Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)
Odin Project - Foundations Course

Format:
Each week, members go through the course material. We will conduct the group on Discord. We discuss the course materials, solve the weekly quizzes, and have a real peer-review session of our assignments.

All the groups last between 4-6 weeks.

Target Audience:
No Prerequisites

All the courses are beginner centric.

This is a beginner centric course to enable beginners to start their CS journey.

Anyone who is interested in switching to web dev/ Java/ Python, the courses would lay a solid foundation + you will have a portfolio to share.

Non-cs/it folks are encouraged to join!

Comment if you are interested!

I built a website that helps you find people studying the same online course/book

Junaid Khan — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 05:29:14 +0000

Hey, everyone
I made a website that lets you find study partners/groups based on the specific course/book you are studying.

Website: Moocable

It's 100% free + no registration required.

Why: I know there are many subreddits for finding study partners. But, one of the biggest reasons we can't find the right partner/group is lack of clarity.

Most posts that I read on Reddit were something like: "I'm interested in programming. Let's study Python together..." - That's not a clear goal.

But, when you say "Let's study the Python for Everybody course on Coursera. I'm from Mumbai, India, and I'm looking for study partners in the timezone (UTC+5:30). I'm fluent in Hindi language. I have 2 years of experience in C++, so I understand the fundamentals of programming. Happy to host the group and contribute" - that will lead to higher quality engagement.

It's also difficult to search + filter posts on Reddit, based on my learning requirements.

Keeping all these pain points in mind, I've built Moocable, where you can search & filter posts based on the course/book you're learning + timezones + languages + level of experience.

Lastly, you can use it to discover new learning materials. Some of you might have used https://www.classcentral.com/

I'm building a similar library for Moocable, you can easily search and discover new learning materials.

If you are looking for study partners, give it a try!

P.S.: I've manually filled the first ~100 posts. Each post is 100% authentic, scraped from subreddits/Coursera forums/niche websites.

Moocable