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.

1. Research Companion — ongoing academic / news tracker in a chosen domain.
2. Career Tracker — ongoing job-market monitor for a defined role + region + company stage.
3. Study Companion — ongoing learning material from a syllabus or topic area.
4. Codebase Watcher — ongoing GitHub repo activity digest.
5. 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