Many of us watch tutorials to learn something. This approach is good for learning but not for implementing things.
The Crio Winter of Doing is providing people with learning by doing approach, which is a very good way of learning things. During the First Stage, I learned the basics of many technologies by implementing it in real-time. The First Stage provides many good modules with milestones in each of them, with unique questions at the end of each milestone.
I especially liked the Linux and Git module, which provided me with basic command knowledge of working it with Linux. They also provided an online workspace so there was no need of installing in into the local machine. The Git module was also very good. It helped me with how we can contribute to projects by using version control such as Git.
The Question at the end of modules is unique in nature. In order to solve this question, we need to understand each topic thoroughly. The question can’t be found on the internet which shows that they have put an effort in designing the questions.
The most important thing is this is all free of cost, so you don’t need to worry about spending money on it.
They also provide other engaging activities, which are optional to complete in order to qualify for the next stage. These activities are also good, In my Case the first activity was Sherlock. The activity was to find whether the customer account is hacked or not by using basic Linux command which will filter the result and so on.
The thing which I didn’t like was module length. The modules were short in nature. I guess they put that in the perspective of beginners, but they should provide an option for people who need to learn more and explore.
In the last part of stage-1, three micro-experience were provided. The first one was covering the basics of HTML, CSS. The second was about the Javascript in which various basic programming was covered.
The last one was QProfile which combined all the knowledge covering all the topics taught in the modules. The QProfile was a Resume of our own website which included basic info about ourself, Github projects (which fetched using the Rest API), and contact us/hire us form. It also provided with light and dark theme.
The frontend part was deployed using the Netlify service whereas the backend used the Heroku app service. The website was a fully functional website. React framework was used for the creation of the website.
The website was not built from scratch, since it was an early stage module. The module was intended for learning the deployment process as well as the functioning of different modules within the website.
Lastly, If you are a student or a tech enthusiast and want to learn new technology or wants to explore in tech, I recommend joining this event. The most important part is this is free of cost and you can learn some good modules. The stage-1 is ended and overall it was a very good experience.
Now I have qualified for stage 2 lets see what happens next.