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10 Coding Projects to Build Your Skills (Even as a Beginner)
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From Engineering to Engineering Code: Kumanan’s Unexpected Career Switch

Sigma School graduate Kumanan built RecipeHub, a full-stack AI app to solve everyday cooking struggles. A standout student capstone project.

18 Jul 2025
Sigma School introducing referral programme
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10 AI no-code SaaS Ideas you can build solo
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How a Student Built a Full-Stack Booking App That Syncs with Google Calendar

Discover how Alfred, a Sigma School student, built EZBook, a smart, student-driven appointment booking platform for educators.

5 Jun 2025
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AI Agents vs Chatbots: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters
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AI Agent
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What’s the Difference Between HTML, CSS, and JavaScript?
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A coding class learning the best coding languages in 2025
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Jun Shen’s Capstone Project: Making Action Figures Affordable Through Tech
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a student researching on how many hours they should spend learning to code
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coding curriculum
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Coding Bootcamp Graduate Having an Interview
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Coding bootcamp student in his online class
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Live coding bootcamp class
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Coding Bootcamp with Certificate
Sigmaschool - Coding School in Malaysia
Podcast #3 - Is online coding bootcamp worth it?
Front-End Languages for Beginners
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Coding Bootcamp versus Self Taught Programming
Podcast #2 - Becoming a Senior Software Engineer in Just 2 Years
Podcast #1 - Engineer Student With Video Production Passion and His Unexpected Career in Coding
Reasons People Fail to Learn Coding (And How to Improve)
Is coding bootcamp worth it?
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AI Is Changing the Hiring Process: How to Trick the System
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How to Pay for a Coding Bootcamp
Coding Bootcamp vs Computer Science Degree
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A checklist to prepare for coding bootcamp
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Is ChatGPT killing Web Developers?
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MJ’s in 1% podcast, sharing about his journey of learning to code and become a software developer
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Podcast guest, Deric shares his story of failing 7 times while learning to code and the importance of perseverance.
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Hospitality Industry hopped into Tech Industry

Inspiring journey of Jack, a hospitality professional who gained valuable experience overseas before returning to Malaysia to establish his own company.

7 Feb 2024
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"Stories of hackers" thumbnail, interviewing a self-taught designer making 7-figure e-commerce brand
"Stories of hackers" thumbnail, interviewing a chef turned photographer/videographer
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"Stories of hackers" thumbnail, interviewing 19 year-old tutor turned software developer
"Stories of hackers" thumbnail, interviewing a refugee self-taught himself to code, turned developer
"Stories of hackers" series thumbnail interviewing a cloud security financial tester without a university degree
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Bringing in over SGD350,000 revenue within 3 months
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"Stories of hackers" series thumbnail interviewing a self-learned trader who make 6 figures income
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"Stories of hackers" series thumbnail with a mechanical engineer, who self-taught himself profitable skills
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"Stories of hackers" series thumbnail with an Automation Specialist at Grab
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Hacking your way to startup 10x growth. The power of leverage
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All you need to know: How much does it cost to build your own web app from scratch in Malaysia? 
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Mistakes that might kill your startup, avoid them at all cost!
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tech · self-taught

How I Build REST API using Google Sheets

Learn how to build a data visualization chart for push-up tracking using Google Sheets data and Cloud Run. Benefit from the cloud-based solution.

16 Aug 2023
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