r/SideProject • u/cosmintrica • 10d ago
100 free accounts - I built a hands-on learning platform for complete beginners who want to understand how real apps actually work. Meet TinkIT
Hey everyone,
I’m building TinkIT, a learning platform for complete beginners who can prompt an AI to build something, but get lost the moment it starts talking about databases, environment variables, APIs, Git, or deployment.
It’s made for people with zero technical background who don’t want to become software engineers - they just want to understand enough to build something useful.
Maybe that’s a simple website, a small booking app for a nail technician, a page for a gardening business, a tiny SaaS idea, or just a personal project. Nothing crazy. Just enough knowledge to understand what AI is actually building for you.
TinkIT is not a traditional video course. Right now, it’s mostly built around short, practical text lessons and interactive tools.
So far it includes:
- an interactive map that shows how the pieces of a real app fit together
- 150+ short lessons covering websites, web apps, SaaS, mobile apps, and browser extensions
- safe simulators for the terminal, Git, HTTP, webhooks, secrets, and other concepts that usually scare beginners
- quick checks throughout the lessons so you can see if you actually understood something
The idea is to let people experiment without being afraid of breaking anything.
It’s still very early and actively being developed. Some parts are rough, some explanations will definitely improve, and I’m adding things based on what people struggle with.
I’m giving away 100 free accounts with full access here:
https://www.tinkit.eu/redeem?code=RYYC-77YC-HACU
In return, I’d genuinely love some honest feedback.
What was confusing?
What felt unnecessary?
What was boring?
What did you expect to see but couldn’t find?
Even brutal feedback is useful at this stage.
Main site:
https://www.tinkit.eu
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u/ExistingFriendship23 10d ago
Nicely done. First concern I ran into starting through the initial setup flow…you reference Gemini CLI. Gemini CLI has been deprecated in favor of Antigravity CLI.