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AI 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

Using AI Assistants Without Shipping Their Mistakes

AI writes code quickly and confidently, including when it is wrong. How to prompt for useful output,...

5 lessons 153 students
Tools 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

Chrome DevTools: Find the Bug in 60 Seconds

Stop guessing why your page is broken. Read the console properly, inspect and edit live CSS, watch n...

5 lessons 133 students
Tools 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

Computer Essentials: Files, Folders and Working Faster

The foundation everything else sits on. How files and paths really work, what an extension is, keybo...

5 lessons 59 students
Tools 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

How to Debug Anything

A method that works on any language or stack: reproduce it, read the actual error, bisect the proble...

5 lessons 122 students
AI 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

Putting a Site Live: Domains, Hosting and the First Deploy

The step tutorials skip. Buy a domain, point it at hosting, upload your files, force HTTPS, and fix ...

5 lessons 50 students
AI 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

Getting Paid: Client Work for Developers

The part nobody teaches. Scoping a job properly, quoting so you do not lose money, deposits and mile...

5 lessons 67 students
Version Control 5 lessons
Intermediate Tools

Git Teamwork: Branches, Merges and Undoing Disasters

The Git you need once someone else is in the repo. Branching, pull requests, resolving conflicts by ...

5 lessons 72 students
Design 5 lessons
Intermediate Tools

Linux Servers: SSH, Permissions and Logs

Running the machine your site lives on. Connecting with SSH keys, understanding permissions properly...

5 lessons 126 students
Tools 5 lessons
Intermediate Tools

Regular Expressions Without the Headache

Patterns you will actually use: validating input, extracting data, search-and-replace across a whole...

5 lessons 132 students
Tools 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

Spreadsheets That Do the Work For You

Excel and Google Sheets past the basics: absolute references, IF and SUMIF, lookups, cleaning messy ...

5 lessons 16 students
AI 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

The Terminal: Stop Being Afraid of the Black Screen

Moving around, finding files, and running the tools every job expects you to know. Includes the comm...

5 lessons 144 students
Tools 5 lessons
Intermediate Tools

Writing Tests That Catch Real Bugs

Testing explained by what it buys you. What to test and what to skip, arrange-act-assert, testing da...

5 lessons 35 students
Tools 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

VS Code: Stop Fighting Your Editor

The editor features that actually change your day: multi-cursor, the command palette, go-to-definiti...

5 lessons 19 students
WordPress 5 lessons
Beginner Tools

WordPress for People Who Can Already Code

Ship client sites faster. How WordPress is put together, choosing plugins without wrecking the site,...

5 lessons 22 students
Version Control 11 lessons
Beginner Tools

Git & GitHub for Developers

Version control, branching, pull requests, GitHub workflows. Every professional developer needs thes...

11 lessons 113 students

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Every lesson has a live code playground, read, code, see results instantly. No switching tabs, no setup.

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Yes! Git & GitHub and Build a Portfolio Website are 100% free. Every paid course also has free preview lessons so you can try before buying.
Paystack (cards, mobile money, bank transfer, NGN, GHS, KES, ZAR, USD and more), M-Pesa for Kenya, and cryptocurrency via NOWPayments (BTC, ETH, USDT and 60+ coins). All prices auto-convert to your local currency.
Every lesson has an embedded live code editor with HTML, CSS, and JS tabs. Write code on one side, see the result instantly on the other. No setup, no installation, just open the lesson and start coding.
Yes! Complete all lessons in a course and a unique verifiable certificate is auto-generated. It has a code anyone can verify at merikagency.com/verify_certificate. Print or share it on LinkedIn.
Absolutely. Lessons have a 5-tab mobile layout, Theory, HTML, CSS, JS, and Preview. The full experience works on any smartphone, no app needed.
Every lesson has a hint button. You can also post in the Community feed where other learners and the Merik team can help. Pro members get priority support.
Early adopters lock in today's price. As more lessons and features are added, prices may rise, especially the Lifetime plan.
Not currently, lessons require an internet connection for the live playground and progress tracking.

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