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Developer Challenges

Ship a real project over the monthly build window. Any stack, any idea — tiers help you pick scope. Enroll, submit, and vote on the site before the deadline, then land in the public portfolio.
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2026-10

Beginner

Pocket Changelog: Turn Git History into Release Notes

Build a small CLI that reads the commit history of any local git repo and produces a tidy Markdown changelog. Core scope (~10 days part-time, no rush): - Read commits between two tags, or the last N commits. - Group the…

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Intermediate

Offline-First Flashcards with Spaced Repetition

Build a small web app for studying flashcards that works fully offline in the browser. Core scope (~10 days part-time, relaxed pace): - Import or create decks from a simple JSON or CSV file (include a fake starter deck)…

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Advanced

LogQL-lite: A Tiny Filter Language for Log Files

Design and implement a small query language for filtering structured log lines, shipped as a library plus a thin CLI. Example queries: level = "error" AND (service = "api" OR latency_ms > 500) Core scope (~10 days part…

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2026-09

Beginner

CLI habit tracker

Goal Build a command-line habit tracker that stores data locally (SQLite or JSON). Requirements - Add / list / mark habits - Persist between runs - README with install + usage

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Intermediate

REST API + deploy

Goal Ship a small REST API with auth or rate limiting and deploy it (Workers, Fly, Railway, etc.). Requirements - At least 3 endpoints - Input validation - Deployed URL

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Advanced

Realtime collaboration mini-app

Goal Build a realtime web app (WebSockets or SSE) with presence or live cursors. Requirements - Working deploy - Clear architecture notes - Basic tests or load notes

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2026-08

Beginner

CLI habit tracker

Goal Build a command-line habit tracker that stores data locally (SQLite or JSON). Requirements - Add / list / mark habits - Persist between runs - README with install + usage

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Intermediate

REST API + deploy

Goal Ship a small REST API with auth or rate limiting and deploy it (Workers, Fly, Railway, etc.). Requirements - At least 3 endpoints - Input validation - Deployed URL

0 enrolled · 0 approved

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Advanced

Realtime collaboration mini-app

Goal Build a realtime web app (WebSockets or SSE) with presence or live cursors. Requirements - Working deploy - Clear architecture notes - Basic tests or load notes

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2026-07

Beginner

CLI habit tracker

Goal Build a command-line habit tracker that stores data locally (SQLite or JSON). Requirements - Add / list / mark habits - Persist between runs - README with install + usage

0 enrolled · 0 approved

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Intermediate

REST API + deploy

Goal Ship a small REST API with auth or rate limiting and deploy it (Workers, Fly, Railway, etc.). Requirements - At least 3 endpoints - Input validation - Deployed URL

0 enrolled · 0 approved

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Advanced

Realtime collaboration mini-app

Goal Build a realtime web app (WebSockets or SSE) with presence or live cursors. Requirements - Working deploy - Clear architecture notes - Basic tests or load notes

0 enrolled · 0 approved

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2026-06

Beginner

CLI habit tracker

Goal Build a command-line habit tracker that stores data locally (SQLite or JSON). Requirements - Add / list / mark habits - Persist between runs - README with install + usage

0 enrolled · 0 approved

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Intermediate

REST API + deploy

Goal Ship a small REST API with auth or rate limiting and deploy it (Workers, Fly, Railway, etc.). Requirements - At least 3 endpoints - Input validation - Deployed URL

0 enrolled · 0 approved

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Advanced

Realtime collaboration mini-app

Goal Build a realtime web app (WebSockets or SSE) with presence or live cursors. Requirements - Working deploy - Clear architecture notes - Basic tests or load notes

0 enrolled · 0 approved

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2026-05

Beginner

Weather Dashboard CLI

Build a command-line weather dashboard that fetches and displays current conditions and forecasts. Focus on clean terminal output with ASCII art or simple charts. This is sized for about 10 days of relaxed evening coding…

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Intermediate

Personal Finance Tracker API

Create a REST API for tracking expenses and income with categories, tags, and basic reporting. Include user authentication and simple analytics endpoints. Scope this as a solid weekend project that could expand over ~10 …

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Advanced

Code Review Assistant Bot

Build a GitHub/GitLab bot that analyzes pull requests and provides automated feedback on code quality, security patterns, and style consistency. Use static analysis tools and LLM APIs (with free tiers) to generate helpfu…

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