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First Personal Project

Pick an idea, scope it down, build it yourself, and get community feedback on the result.

What will you learn?

You can't truly become a developer if you can't build your own stuff. Theory and foundations are important, but you also need to be able to fly solo. The purpose of this project is two-fold: a chance to put your skills into practice and to add another project to your portfolio. Well-built personal projects will help you land interviews and jobs, so make sure to put in the effort!

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I liked this concept because it gave me an excuse to do something I maybe wasn't going to put as much effort into. I got a working application that took months of researching and learning to accomplish.

(5/5)
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Landon

United States

I had fun with my personal project.

(5/5)
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Simon Pocrnjič

Slovenia

It's a great course. Kudos

(5/5)
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Kelvin Kitheka

Netherlands

It's really cool to do your own project! The git pushes help you keep your streak and you really get to figure out what you want to do. This is all self discipline and motivation though! You can really lose your momentum after a while and get stuck.

(4/5)
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Jeroen Alkema - van Noort

Netherlands

L337 K0W3D

(5/5)
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Elder Wook

United States

Actually ended up useful!

(5/5)
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Dominic N

Germany

Love this course, lets you use everything you learned on boot.dev and apply it on your own

(5/5)
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Lucas Strauss

United States

krwazzy krwazzy

(5/5)
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Rishi Saraogi

India

worth it to get into the coding game and out've tutorial hell

(5/5)
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Bradley Gray-Hall

Canada

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Mediocrity doesn't cut it anymore

The only way to become a great developer is to write a lot of code

Avoid tutorial hell

by writing a ton of code

Stay motivated with

a game-like curriculum

Build portfolio projects

to prove your skills

Delve deeper

into foundational concepts

Learn flexibly online

without interrupting your life

For 1% the price of college

to minimize your financial risk

Frequently asked Questions

Got questions? We've got answers

Yes! It's free to create an account and start learning. You'll get all the immersive and interactive features for free for a few chapters. After that, if you still haven't paid for a membership, you'll be in read-only (content only) mode.