# mvillaloboz/open-source-cs-degree

The Open Source Computer Science Degree

Repository: https://github.com/mvillaloboz/open-source-cs-degree
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/open-source-cs-degree
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-29T13:40:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4083, "days_push": 65, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3650, forks 407 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.017525+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of free online courses from top universities (Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley) structured as a full undergraduate Computer Science degree. Courses are organized into terms mirroring a typical college CS track, with automated link checking.

## Use cases
- self-study a computer science degree for free
- find free CS courses from top universities
- structured curriculum to learn computer science
- plan a term-by-term CS learning path
- learn data structures and algorithms online
- replace college CS education with MOOCs

## When to choose
- you want a structured, semester-paced path through core CS topics
- you prefer free courses from reputable universities
- you want a maintained curriculum with link checking

## When to avoid
- you need accredited credentials or official certification
- you want liberal arts or general education requirements
- you prefer interactive mentorship or graded assignments

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: education, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: -
- tags: curriculum, free-courses, computer-science-degree, self-study, mooc, web-server

## Member repositories
- mvillaloboz/open-source-cs-degree (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.017525+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:41.884050+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mvillaloboz/open-source-cs-degree (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.017525+00:00, sha faf878848b00)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.