Resources
Communication
- Discord: [invite link — added by Kamal]
- Email Kamal: kamalraj2000@hotmail.com
Tooling
- GitHub org: [cohort org URL — added when org is provisioned]
- Azure DevOps: [project URL — for curriculum visibility]
- Cohort laptop: 15-inch MacBook Air, pre-imaged with VS Code, Claude Code, Node, pnpm, Python,
uv, Docker, Ollama, plus pre-provisioned API keys.
Capstone templates
Pick one of the five below or propose your own at end of Week 1.
- Research Companion — ongoing academic / news tracker in a chosen domain.
- Career Tracker — ongoing job-market monitor for a defined role + region + company stage.
- Study Companion — ongoing learning material from a syllabus or topic area.
- Codebase Watcher — ongoing GitHub repo activity digest.
- Personal Finance Watcher — ongoing portfolio + market context tracker.
Key dates
- Day 1: Friday June 12, 1:00 – 5:00 PM + Saturday June 13, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Weekly classes: Friday afternoons + Saturdays through Saturday August 8
- Independence Day break: July 3–5 (no class)
- Demo Day: Friday August 14, evening