Code-collab-hub

Code together. Build together. Grow together.

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When I first started learning how software engineers collaborate, I explored GitHub and realized it’s overwhelming for beginners — full of complex workflows that are hard to navigate.

I wanted to create a beginner-friendly platform for college students — a space where they can learn, collaborate, and build projects together without getting lost in complicated tools.

While designing this project, I also kept future students in mind — those in 2026 and beyond — who will learn coding alongside integrated AI tools. The platform combines collaboration, project building, and AI assistance to make learning coding more accessible, practical, and enjoyable.

This project is a student collaboration platform designed especially for beginners who find platforms like GitHub overwhelming.

Many students want to learn how real software engineers collaborate, but they struggle because professional tools are complex. This platform solves that problem by providing a simple, all-in-one environment where students can learn, build, and collaborate on projects together.

🚀 What the Platform Does

The application allows students to:

🔐 1. Authentication System

Users can register and log in to their accounts to access the platform securely.

🧭 2. Main Navigation

After logging in, users see three main sections:

Create – Start a new project

Home – View available projects

Profile – Manage personal information

📁 3. Project Creation

When a user clicks Create, a popup appears where they can create a new project. Clicking on any project opens the main project workspace.

💻 Project Workspace (Core Feature)

This is where collaboration happens. The workspace has three major parts:

💬 Left Side — Chat System

Users can chat with teammates in real time

They can discuss ideas, bugs, or project plans

🧠 AI Assistant Inside Chat

If a user mentions @AI in chat:

The AI assistant becomes active

It can generate project code (like Express server setup)

Instead of sending code only as text, the AI automatically creates files (like app.js, package.json) in the file tree

This removes repetitive setup tasks and lets students focus on learning logic rather than copy-pasting

📂 Right Side — Code Editor & File Tree

All project files are shown in a file explorer

Users can edit code directly in the built-in code editor

No need to switch tools

▶️ Run & Preview Buttons

At the top right:

Run → Executes the project code

Preview → Shows the output of the application

This gives students a complete development environment in one place.

⚠ Prototype Note — WebContainers Limitation

While running WebContainers in my local server worked perfectly, deploying them in production caused a shared buffer error that couldn’t be resolved due to the nature of WebContainers.

This is why the project is currently a prototype, designed to demonstrate the concept and workflow for students, rather than a full production-ready system for all users.

🎯 Purpose of the Project

This platform is built to:

Help students learn real collaboration

Make teamwork easier than GitHub for beginners

Reduce repetitive coding tasks using AI

Allow students to build projects together from anywhere

Provide a safe learning space before moving to professional tools

🧩 In One Line

It is a beginner-friendly collaborative coding platform where students can chat, code, run projects, and get AI help — all in one place.

💻 Development Notes

The back-end, including APIs, database, and business logic, was entirely developed by me.

For the front-end design, AI-assisted tools were used to speed up UI/UX creation.

Final implementation and integration were done manually.

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