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Anant JainCommonloun…Last updated 5 days ago

How do I get a course completion certificate from Commonlounge?

Commonlounge members on the Pro or Plus plans are eligible for certification once they complete a course that offers Pro Projects or Quizzes.

Once we issue a course completion certificate, it'll be verifiable via a link on Commonlounge and will be valid forever, even if you decide to not continue your Pro or Plus membership later.

The certificate contains certain stats around your performance in the course: like average of your Quiz scores, the number of Projects completed (if applicable), and the time spent going through the course.

Once you've completed a course, you can request a certificate by emailing us at hello@commonlounge.com with "Certificate Request" in the subject line. We will generate your certificate along with a permanent link on Commonlounge and email it back to you.

This is what a sample Commonlounge certificate looks like:

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TutorialCommonloun…Last updated 5 months ago

What is Commonlounge?

Commonlounge has lists of free, bite-sized articles that make you efficient and productive at learning. It’s a community of learners who help each other out, as well as contribute back by improving the content for everyone.

Short, crisp articles written by experts

Articles on Commonlounge are written to make sure they’re worth every bit of your time. They’re concise, clear and to the point. We make sure that only the best content makes it to our lists, which cover a wide range of topics from cryptocurrencies to UI/UX Design.

Ever-improving content

Every piece of content is a wiki, which means that anyone can improve it. This ensures that the article you are reading is always up to date, and what you write today will keep improving over time.

Self-paced learning

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Anant JainCo-founder · 46w

Hi Michael — thanks for your questions. They should get answered here: Commonlounge Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Briefly, we are still a very small team of 3, and ar...

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Micahel Saunders46w

Where are the Terms of Use / Privacy Policy? I don't believe I had to sign or attest to anything when I signed up - how are you using my data, and are you going to monetize either my data or my personal information?

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Keshav DhandhaniaBSc, MSc 2014 @ MIT … · 1y

Hey Abhijeet, I work on the ranking related stuff on Commonlounge. Although I see the educational value of ranking algorithms used in industry, I don't see us making our ranking algorithms public mainly because we don't want people to try and game it.

Regarding, replies unrelated to the original discuss...

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TutorialCommonloun…Last updated 2 months ago

How to create an effective course?

An effective course is…

Short. Good courses have 25-30 tutorials that take not more than 10 minutes each to read. This ensures that the person coming into the field is not overwhelmed — learning should feel easy!
Comprehensive. While it is not possible to cover everything in a short course, it’s good to mention most of the key ideas that a beginner needs to know. They should have a way to know what to search for, or links to good resources to topics that are advanced and are not being covered.
Follows "The Least you must know" principle: It's easy to make a long course with everything you could know about a topic. It's much harder to condense a topic down into the least one must know about it. Think of it this way: if you were getting started in the field today, and only had a weekend to get familiarized with at the least what the field looks like, what would you like to read? Write that.

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Anant JainCommonloun…Last updated 2 months ago

How to write an effective tutorial?

An effective tutorial is…

Short. Should not take more than 10 minutes to read.
Succinct. Verbose enough to cover the main concept, but absolutely no fluff or fillers. It’s okay to give extra attention to parts that are confusing.
To the point. Focus on the core concept, and don’t get carried away by the details
Has diagrams, if they improve the explanation.
Intuitive and Easy to Understand. Don't use jargon that the reader will not understand without defining it first.
Writing Style:

Involve the reader. Write from their perspective. They should be able to feel the urge to go ahead and implement something once they are reading your tutorial. Use “you”, “your” etc. as much as you can.
Simplify your sentences. Try to cut out an...

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TutorialCommonloun…Last updated 5 months ago

LaTeX (math equations) examples

This article has been created to serve as a collection of reference examples for equations on Commonlounge editor. You can see the source code by clicked "Edit" above.

Fractions, sqrt, exponents

\frac{1}{\Bigl(\sqrt{\phi \sqrt{5}}-\phi\Bigr) e^{\frac25 \pi}} = 1+\frac{e^{-2\pi}} {1+\frac{e^{-4\pi}} {1+\frac{e^{-6\pi}} {1+\frac{e^{-8\pi}} {1+\cdots} } } }

Derivatives, fractions

\frac{\partial X}{\partial u}

Summation, subscript, superscript

\left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k b_k \right)^2 \leq \left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k^2 \right) \left( \sum_{k=1}^n b_k^2 \right)

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Anant JainCommonloun…Last updated 6 months ago

How to contribute to Commonlounge

Have you been working in the technology industry for a bit, and feel you’re comfortable passing your knowledge forward to others? Commonlounge is a community of learners that depends on generous contributions from people like you to make the content better for everyone. We try to make it as easy as possible for you to get started: all you need to do is put on your writing hat, and get going!

There are a few ways to contribute to Commonlounge:

Make an existing list better by writing an article: All our lists are ever evolving, and we are always seeking contributions to make them better. If you’re following a list, make sure to check out “How to improve this” section at the bottom.
Edit existing articles to make them better: Most articles are looking for improvements, and you can pitch in by adding what’s missing. There’s a “How to Improve this” section at the bottom of each article as well.
Answer questions: Help support the communi...

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Anant JainCo-founder · 13w

Hi Santiago, thanks for you interest. Currently, we are English-only, but we will keep you posted as we add more languages.

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Santiago Rios13w

Will you be able to make contributions in Spanish?

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