COMPASS
The compass — every direction worth walking.
The fastest way in. A hand-picked path from the absolute basics — what a terminal even is — through real programming, building your own AI agents, electronics and robots you can hold, and running everything yourself. Start at the top and work down, or jump straight to the topic you need.
THE COMPASS — SCROLL AND IT CLICKS TOGETHER
Start here — the absolute basics
If you are new to all of this, watch these first. No prior knowledge needed.
▶ What's the difference between a GUI and a CLI?
Boot dev
▶ Beginner's Guide To The Linux Terminal
DistroTube
▶ 60 Linux Commands you NEED to know (in 10 minutes)
NetworkChuck
▶ Git and GitHub Tutorial for Beginners
Kevin Stratvert
▶ What is DNS? (and how it makes the Internet work)
NetworkChuck
Learn to code
Real programming, from the first line of Python to your first working API.
▶ What is HTML, CSS, and JavaScript?
Tiff In Tech
▶ Python Full Course for Beginners
Programming with Mosh
▶ C++ Tutorial for Beginners — Learn C++ in 1 Hour
Programming with Mosh
▶ Every Type of API Simply Explained in 9 Minutes
Codist
▶ Python API Development — Comprehensive Course for Beginners
freeCodeCamp.org
▶ XML Tutorial for Beginners — What is XML
Clever Techie
▶ Learn JSON — Full Crash Course for Beginners
freeCodeCamp.org
AI agents & local AI
Build and run your own AI — the heart of the workshop.
▶ Hermes Agent — Full Course & Setup Guide for Complete Beginners
Tech With Tim
▶ Build an AI Agent From Scratch in Python — Tutorial for Beginners
Tech With Tim
▶ Offline AI on Raspberry Pi 5 — Talks and Thinks Locally, Without Wi-Fi
Jdaie Lin
▶ The Local AI Hardware Mistake Everyone Makes
Manolo Remiddi
▶ Claude Code Tutorial #1 — Introduction & Setup
Net Ninja
▶ This Open Source Repo Just Solved Claude Code's #1 Problem
Chase AI
▶ How To Become Dangerously Self-Educated (with AI)
Sandeep Swadia
▶ Get Started with Langfuse — Open-Source LLM Monitoring
Dave Ebbelaar
Build & automate
APIs, containers, automation — the plumbing behind every app.
▶ APIs for Beginners — How to use an API (Full Course)
freeCodeCamp.org
▶ 40 APIs Every Developer Should Use (in 12 minutes)
Coding with Lewis
▶ Docker Tutorial for Beginners — Full DevOps Course
freeCodeCamp.org
▶ n8n Tutorial — Zero to Hero Course
freeCodeCamp.org
▶ Advanced Row Level Security (RLS) Policies — Authorization Deep Dive
Supabase
▶ Figma Tutorial for Beginners
Kevin Stratvert
▶ MQL5 for Beginners — MetaTrader 5 Programming
Fx Bot Trading
Hardware, robots & tinkering
Arduino, Raspberry Pi, drones, cyberdecks — electronics you can hold in your hand.
▶ Arduino 101 — Crash Course with Mark Rober
CrunchLabs
▶ How to Start in Robotics — The Best Intro to Robotics
Every Flavor of Robot
▶ I Started a Robotics Company in 2026
Austen Hartley
▶ Build the Smallest ESP32 Drone You Can Fly with Your Phone
Max Imagination
▶ I Can Save You Money — Raspberry Pi Alternatives
Linus Tech Tips
▶ Building My Dream Cyberdeck — Part 1
meshtimes
▶ Crazy First Ever AI Arduino Cyberdeck
SparkLabx
▶ DIY Doomsday Cyberdeck — Email & Text Without Internet
W6IWN SOTA & Ham Radio
Self-host & own your stack
Run your own cloud, VPN, router, and private network — stop renting your digital life.
▶ Building the "Ultimate" Router — pfSense + Pi-hole + PiVPN
Hardware Haven
▶ Self-Host Nextcloud on Debian — Step-by-Step Build Guide
Learn Linux TV
▶ Stop Trusting VPN Companies — Host Your Own (WireGuard)
David Bombal
▶ How To Install Netmaker — Tutorial
Netmaker
Productivity & tools
The everyday tools that keep a project — and a team — organised.
▶ Notion Tutorial for Beginners
Kevin Stratvert
▶ How to use Slack
Kevin Stratvert
▶ Airtable Tutorial: A-Z Guide
Productive Dude
▶ The Only Google Workspace Tutorial For Business You Need
ImminentHD
▶ How Backblaze REALLY works for a user
Harrison Mudge
Crypto & Solana
Beginner walkthroughs for the main Solana tools and explorers. Educational only, not financial advice.
▶ Solflare Mobile Wallet Tutorial for Beginners
AltCryptoTalk
▶ Solscan Tutorial — From Zero to Hero
Crypto Viksant
▶ Beginner Guide to Pump.fun
Crypto Gorilla
Make a website
From first page to something people screenshot: one honest beginner walkthrough, then the tools that give a site taste and motion.
▶ How to Make a Website — Step-by-Step Beginners Guide
Create a Pro Website
21st.dev →
Crafted React components and templates — copy the good taste, skip the slop.
Motion →
The modern JavaScript and React animation library — springy, tiny, lovely docs.
Spline →
3D design in the browser — model a scene, embed it on your page, watch it react to the cursor.
Emergent →
Describe the app, watch AI build and host it — the fastest sketch-to-live-site loop.
Ladybug →
Web effects with real personality — the kind of detail people screenshot.
doriantodd.com →
A portfolio that shows what careful motion and typography can do — visit, scroll, take notes.
Explore the ecosystem
The workshop's own technology, and the map to the wider open-source world.
The Repo Atlas →
A categorised map of the best open-source AI and developer projects: agents, inference, training, coding, creative.
Open-source directory →
The projects, communities, and foundations worth knowing and joining — from AI agents to Rust.
The private messenger →
An end-to-end encrypted messenger in development — private, with calls, built for people and their agents.
AIxploria →
A living directory of AI tools by category — when you wonder if a tool exists, look here first.
Play the game
The workshop has its own pixel-art RPG — the eight agents defend the nexus through 100 waves of cyber threats. Free, in the browser, works offline.
Playlists
When you want to go deep on one subject — full multi-part series.
Python für Data Science (full course) →
The Morpheus Tutorials · YouTube playlist
Introduction to Robotics (full course) →
Paul McWhorter · YouTube playlist
Claude Code (full series) →
Net Ninja · YouTube playlist
Linux Command Line (full course) →
ProgrammingKnowledge · YouTube playlist
Netmaker — self-hosted networking (full series) →
Netmaker · YouTube playlist
LoRa — long-range wireless networks (full series) →
CETech · YouTube playlist
Hands-on practice
Watching gets you halfway. These are places to actually do the thing — guided lessons, open-source projects, and build-alongs.
Hacksplaining — security lessons →
Interactive, click-through lessons on every common security hole — learn how attacks work by doing them, safely.
browser-use / video-use →
An open-source project that turns screen recordings into repeatable browser-agent workflows — show it once, it does it again.
Joystick LED controller — build notes →
A small hands-on electronics build, documented step by step — a good first project after the Arduino crash course.
The 5K scroll animation guide →
A walkthrough of a beautiful scroll-driven web animation — how polished motion on the web is actually made.
Where this is all heading
Two readable, serious looks at how AI could unfold — worth understanding before you build your future on it.