Career Path: Back-end Developer

You'll build a real command-line application in Python that does static analysis on text files, entire Novels, in fact. You'll be guided through the set up of a professional-grade development environment using VS Code, Git, and Github. You'll learn the basics of development on the command line, and if you're on Windows, we'll even show you how to develop in Linux using WSL.

Build a visual maze solver using Python and Tkinter. You'll be writing code that draws a randomized maze and then systematically solves it. You will use your knowledge of algorithms to automate this fun game! This is a fantastic way to build a real project and solidify your algorithmic skills.

Build a personal project on your own, completely from scratch, then submit it to the community for feedback. You're allowed to use any languages and frameworks you want, but you must build it yourself. 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!

Build a web crawler in Node.js that reports on the internal linking profile of any website. This web crawler is a tool any SEO expert would be lucky to have. If you're interested in getting a job writing JavaScript, this project will teach you how a Node.js command-line application is built.

Build a personal project on your own, completely from scratch, then submit it to the community for feedback. You're allowed to use any languages and frameworks you want, but you must build it yourself. 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!

Build a REPL pokedex on the command line in Go. Learn how to use JSON, make network requests, implement caching, and more!

Build a blog aggregator service in Go. In this project you'll practice building a RESTful API in Go, and you'll use production-ready database tools like PostgreSQL, SQLc, Goose, and pgAdmin. This won't just be another CRUD app, but a service that has a long-running service worker that reaches out over the internet to fetch data from remote locations.

Build your best personal project yet, completely from scratch, then submit it to the community for feedback. You're allowed to use any languages and frameworks you want, but you must build it yourself. 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!