I tried a Claude Code alternative that's local, open source, and completely free - how it works

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how I got started.
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Analysis of Factors Contributing to the Difficulties in Learning Computer Programming among Non-Computer Science Students

Abstract: Understanding computer programming has become necessary in today’s life. In response to that, higher education institutions have begun to provide programming courses to non-computer science ...