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</html>Start with a path, not a list
Every course below, put in the order you should actually meet them. Pick where you want to end up and work down the steps. Nothing is locked.
Start From Zero
Never touched code. Start here.
Front End Developer
Build the part people actually see.
Back End Developer
The part that holds the data and the money.
Full Stack Developer
Both ends, and the bit that takes payment.
JavaScript Engineer
One language, front to back.
Python Developer
One language, from first script to a live web app.
Launch and Get Paid
For the ones who want the income, not the theory.
Or scroll on for all 12 courses, in any order you like.
The courses
SEO for Developers: Getting Found on Google
The technical half of SEO, which is the half developers control. Titles and meta, crawlability, site...
Spreadsheets That Do the Work For You
Excel and Google Sheets past the basics: absolute references, IF and SUMIF, lookups, cleaning messy ...
SQL: Asking Your Database the Right Questions
SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, GROUP BY. The four things you will write every working day. Built around a real...
Tailwind CSS: Utility-First Without the Mess
Build interfaces fast with utility classes: spacing scale, flex and grid utilities, responsive and s...
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...
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...
TypeScript: Catching Bugs Before They Run
JavaScript with types, explained without the jargon. Annotations, interfaces, unions, optional value...
VS Code: Stop Fighting Your Editor
The editor features that actually change your day: multi-cursor, the command palette, go-to-definiti...
Accessibility: Building Sites Everyone Can Use
Semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, real alt text, colour contrast and ARIA used correctly. Accessib...
Making Pages Fast on a Slow Connection
Performance for real conditions, not a fibre connection in a lab. Image weight, render blocking, laz...
WordPress for People Who Can Already Code
Ship client sites faster. How WordPress is put together, choosing plugins without wrecking the site,...
Object-Oriented PHP: Code You Can Still Read Later
Classes, constructors, visibility, interfaces and dependency injection, explained by fixing a real p...
Learn by Actually Building
Every lesson has a live code playground, read, code, see results instantly. No switching tabs, no setup.
Live Playground
Every lesson has HTML/CSS/JS editors with instant preview. Learn by doing, not just watching.
Pay Once, Own Forever
No monthly subscriptions. Pay once via Paystack, M-Pesa or Crypto. Yours forever.
Real Certificate
Complete a course and get a verifiable PDF certificate with a unique code anyone can check online.
Truly Global
Pay in your currency. Paystack handles conversions. M-Pesa for Kenya. Crypto for everyone.
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