York SWE Edge

A personal guide and resource hub for Software Engineering students at York University, built with Docusaurus. This is also helpful for Computer Science, Computer Security, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering students.

Note: this project is unaffiliated with York University and is based on my personal experience.

About

York SWE Edge is a student-driven project aimed at helping Software Engineering students navigate their degree. It covers:

• Course advice and tier lists for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year
• Tips, FAQs, and planning resources
• Stream selection guidance (General, Big Data, Security)
• Elective and summer course recommendations
• Personal experiences and insights

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18 or higher
• npm (comes with Node.js)

Installation

npm install

Local Development

npm start

Open http://localhost:3000 to view the site.

Build

npm run build

Deployment

This site is automatically deployed to GitHub Pages via GitHub Actions.

To deploy manually:

npm run deploy

Project Structure

• docs/ — Main documentation content (courses, advice, etc.)
• src/ — Custom React components and theme overrides
• static/ — Static assets (images, .nojekyll)
• docusaurus.config.ts — Docusaurus site configuration

Contributing

Contributions, suggestions, and corrections are welcome! Please open an issue or pull request.