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24 alternatives to Open Source Society University

Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Open Source Society University launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Lambda School▲238
A full Computer Science education - free until you get a job
2017 · its alternatives →
2IT
Intro to Python and Programming for non-CS majors▲211
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
3
OS Ninja▲301
Explore and learn open source using AI
Jan 2026 · os.ninja · its alternatives →
4OS
Open Source Computer Science Degree▲7
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
5LS
Linux sysadmin course, eight years on▲780
Almost eight years ago I launched an online “Linux sysadmin course for newbies” here at HN. It was a side-project that went well, but never generated enough money to allow me to fully commit to leaving the Day Job. After surviving the Big C, and getting made redundant I thought I might improve and relaunch it commercially – but my doctors are a pessimistic bunch, so it looked like I didn’t have the time. Instead, I rejigged/relaunched it via a Reddit forum this February as free and open - and have now gathered a team of helpers to ensure that it keeps going each month even after I can’t…
2020 · its alternatives →
6
Make School Bachelor's Degree in Applied Computer Science▲175
A radical new model of college designed for the 21st century
2018 · its alternatives →
7
CSology▲90
Learning Computer Science on the go
2023 · its alternatives →
8
CS183B - Startup Class▲376
Stanford class taught by Sam Altman & guest speakers
2014 · its alternatives →
9AO
An Open-Source Data Science Curriculum▲135
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
No CS Degree Community▲163
Join a community for self-taught and bootcamp developers
2021 · its alternatives →
11BD
Boot.dev – Learn computer science, not the latest hotness▲38
2022 · boot.dev · its alternatives →
12
No CS OK▲138
Jobs for developers without degrees
2019 · its alternatives →
13
No CS Degree▲134
Interviews with successful self-taught and bootcamp coders
2019 · its alternatives →
14
codedamn▲215
Teach yourself to code
2020 · its alternatives →
15CC
Coursefriend.com – Easily find a computer science course▲16
2017 · coursefriend.com · its alternatives →
16
AlgoUniversity▲109
Job-driven virtual education hub for engineering students
2021 · its alternatives →
17
Univery.io▲115
Learn by learning paths, for free of course
2024 · its alternatives →
18
College Compendium▲172
A collection of 650+ university CS courses for the curious
2021 · its alternatives →
19
Holberton School▲128
High-quality software engineering education for the many
2018 · its alternatives →
20
Turing College▲103
Data science career school co-created with tech companies
2021 · its alternatives →
21
SoloLearn▲169
Anything Coding
2015 · its alternatives →
22DF
Discover full CS curriculums for aspiring developers▲41
2019 · courseroot.com · its alternatives →
23YF
Your Free CS Education▲15
Cut to the chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nyzl3pVXp4 I really am a big supporter of quality education being available for everyone, and because of that I've opted to open source my CS education on YouTube. I'm starting with Rails, and I will eventually work around to more core CS topics like circuits -> logic gates -> binary -> assembly -> c -> Data Structures -> Algorithms etc. If you like it subscribe and I'm looking for all the feedback I can get on how to make it better :)
2015 · its alternatives →
24
Awesome Computer Science Opportunities▲83
Resources for computer science students
2018 · its alternatives →

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