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YOU-demy is a web application for learning inspired by Udemy. YOU-demy is intended to be a source of education where the instructors are self-motivated and passionate for the courses they create. Courses are created by those knowledgeable in a subject, and others enroll in the class if they are interested in the subject. This project was built in ~60 hours, but more features will be added as time allows.

• Courses
  • Each course can be individually viewed to see additional data and course information.
  • After selecting a course to view, a list of suggested similar courses is populated.
  • Videos can be played while viewing a course.

• Searching/ Browsing
  • Users have access to a search feature that allows quick navigation of matching courses.
  • Courses can additionally be browsed by clicking on arrow buttons in a row of similar courses.
  • Results of searches can be sorted by multiple factors.

• Reviews
  • Courses have reviews that are written by students of the course.
  • Users are able to provide text-based reviews as well as a 1-5 rating.

• Backend

  • Database: PostgreSQL
  • Data models, controllers, and routing: Ruby on Rails
  • Authentication: BCrypt

• Frontend

  • Framework: React
  • State Management: Redux
  • CSS3

• Expand search to match additional fields of courses (instructor, description, subtitle).
• Implement fuzzy-matching on searches to provide results for typos.
• Bookmark feature to let users save courses for the future.