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Year 2

Build a Web App from Scratch

Summer 2026

Goal

Build a game-like web app from scratch.

Course focus

Key themes

  • Linux command line and development environment
  • Git version control and team collaboration
  • HTML, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals
  • Databases and coding agents

Hands-on moments

  • Set up a Linux development environment.
  • Collaborate on code using Git and GitHub.
  • Build and deploy a functional web application.

Outcomes

  • Navigate the Linux terminal confidently.
  • Use Git for version control and collaborative workflows.
  • Build and ship a web app with a database backend.

Projects

Subject to change based on cohort pace and feedback.

  1. P01

    My Monster

    Use a coding agent (Claude Code or Codex) to design your own monster and publish it as a web page on project.foryouth.net — then learn GitHub to save and share your work.

    Skills
    • Coding agents
    • GitHub
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • SVG
    • GSAP
    • Skills
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  2. P02

    Project 2

    Description coming soon.

    Skills
    • HTML/CSS
    • Static hosting
  3. P03

    Project 3

    Description coming soon.

    Skills
    • Python
    • Database
  4. P04

    Final Project

    Description coming soon.

    Skills
    • Full stack
    • Deployment