Software Development · Developer Tools
Contribute a fix to an open-source project
Find a beginner-friendly issue, fix it and get your pull request merged.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
606 projects · 13 streams · every class
Technology projects 17
Coding, AI, data, security and hardware projects for school computer science, college courses and your portfolio. Most need only a computer and free software.
17 Technology projects
Games, Graphics and New Tech · Blockchain
Build a simple blockchain
Implement blocks, hashes, proof of work and validation to see how a chain resists tampering.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Software Development · Backend
Create a URL shortener with a database
Build a service that turns long links into short codes, redirects visitors and counts clicks.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Data + Operations, HR and Supply Chain
Build a sales dashboard
Turn a public retail dataset into a one-page dashboard that answers a manager's questions.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Systems and Cloud · Containers
Containerise an application with Docker
Package one of your own apps and its database so anyone can run it with one command.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Artificial Intelligence + Marketing
Cluster customers into groups
Group customers by spending behaviour with k-means and describe each group in plain words.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Cybersecurity · Digital Forensics
Recover deleted files from a test drive
Delete files on a spare USB drive, image it and see what can be recovered and why.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Data · Data Engineering
Clean a messy real-world dataset
Take a messy government dataset and produce a clean, documented version with a script.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Cybersecurity · Secure Coding
Write a secure-coding checklist from real bugs
Study ten public security fixes in open-source projects and turn them into a review checklist.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Cybersecurity · Authentication
Build a two-factor authentication demo
Add time-based one-time codes to a login page and explain how they are generated.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Software Development · APIs
Build a REST API for a bookstore
Design and document an API with endpoints for books, authors and orders, with tests.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Systems and Cloud · DevOps
Deploy a website with continuous integration
Set up a pipeline that tests and deploys your site automatically on every push.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Software Development · Full Stack
Build a blog engine from scratch
Create a blog with posts, tags, comments and an admin login.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Systems and Cloud · Operating Systems
Simulate CPU scheduling algorithms
Simulate first-come-first-served, shortest-job-first and round robin and compare waiting times.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Software Development · Full Stack
Develop a campus lost-and-found portal
Build a site where students post lost and found items with photos and get matched.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Programming · Go
Write a command-line expense tracker in Go
Build a fast command-line tool to add expenses, list them and summarise by month and category.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Software Development · Mobile Apps
Build an expense tracker mobile app
Create an Android app to record expenses by category and see monthly charts.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
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