Platform Features
Everything you need to learn, build, and grow
HackerBoost is more than a course catalog. It's a complete learning platform with AI tutoring, gamification, peer collaboration, and career matching - all built in.
AI Learning Assistant
Get instant, contextual answers about any lesson from an in-platform AI tutor. Supports code blocks, Markdown rendering, and maintains chat history per lesson so you never lose context.
Skills & Opportunity Matching
Build a verified skill profile with radar chart visualization. Get matched to internships, projects, and gigs with AI-powered scoring based on skill coverage, proficiency depth, and evidence strength.
Gamification & XP
Earn points for every learning activity. Level up through XP progression, track your ranking on leaderboards, and watch your growth over time with detailed analytics.
Badge Collection
Collect badges across four rarity tiers - Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. Each badge represents a verified achievement with point values and rarity-styled visual distinction.
Daily Streaks
Build momentum with daily learning streaks. Hit milestones at 3, 7, 14, and 30 days with confetti celebrations. Earn bonus points and unlock streak titles like 'Weekly Warrior' and 'Consistency Legend'.
Code Playground
Write and run code directly in your browser with an embedded Monaco editor - the same engine powering VS Code. Multi-language support, split view, copy, reset, and save functionality.
Real-Time Forum
Full discussion forum with hot, new, top, and rising sort. Upvote and answer, bookmark posts, and see trending topics. Real-time 'reading now' presence indicators keep the community alive.
Study Groups
Form peer learning circles - public or private. Schedule meetings with Google Meet integration, track member counts and session history, and collaborate on shared focus areas.
Peer Review
Review and get feedback on your work from fellow learners using structured rubrics with max points, per-criterion feedback, and scoring criteria. Build critical evaluation skills.
Timed Quizzes
Test your knowledge with auto-graded quizzes. Flag tricky questions for review, track attempt history, and get instant results with correct/incorrect indicators.
Weekly Study Goals
Set your weekly learning targets - choose specific days, set time windows, and save your schedule. Sync with Google Calendar or download .ics files for any calendar app.
Certificates
Earn verified certificates on course completion. Download and share your achievements with employers. Each certificate includes issue date, type classification, and verification status.
Video Progress Tracking
Your viewing progress is saved automatically across sessions. Pick up exactly where you left off on any device with persistent completion percentages per lesson.
Live Presence
See who's currently online in your cohort. Real-time heartbeat-based indicators show who's reading, studying, or active right now. Enables real-time cohort activity monitoring.
Peer-to-Peer Chat
Message classmates directly with real-time delivery via WebSocket. Full conversation history, emoji picker, mobile-responsive layout, and a new message dialog for starting conversations.
Real-Time Notifications
Stay updated with instant notifications for grades, messages, forum replies, and cohort activity. Bell icon with unread count badge and per-item read/unread tracking.
Mentorship Program
Structured mentorship with mentor-mentee matching, goal tracking, session logging, and milestone tracking. Track mentorship status from active to completed with clear progress indicators.
Ready to experience the full platform?
Get Started Free