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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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Making my own things is fun

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Bayu Wipradnyana

Indonesia

Great to implement what I'm learning in a project of direct relevance to my work!

(5/5)
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Sean Collins

Plymouth, NH

A great way to showcase your skills and get out from tutorial hell

(5/5)
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Szolem

Mexico

When your 20 hour project becomes 40 because you went on a deep end.

(5/5)
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Vran_n

Philippines

DO MORE PERSONAL PROJECTS AND AVOID AI, UNLESS SOCRATIC METHOD

(5/5)
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Aleksander Grzegorczyk

United Kingdom

After doing the guided AI agent course, I decided to do something with LLMs because LLMs are big. I have created an extraction system where LLMs read public documents, extract emails, verify things, check whether it's fit or not, and then put it back on a table. I used Google's API, and ChatGPT has been a big help. Overall, I would say I have spent roughly 50 hours, but did I learn something? I would say yes. The choices you make in the beginning do affect things down the line.

(5/5)
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Mahir Khan

Bangladesh

Very worthwhile! I struggled to come up with an idea for the project, but I asked Boots and he gave several more examples that took my interest. It was hard to complete the project and keep the streak going, however!

(4/5)
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Paul

United Kingdom

Great Course

(5/5)
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Rajan Kumar

Canada

EFTBA

(5/5)
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Jaesea MMO Legend

United States

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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

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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.