useful coding projects for beginners 💡

if you're just learning how to code, here are a few coding projects that are perfect for beginners. i personally worked on these projects myself, and i find it helps to grasp programming concepts and train problem solving skills!

1️⃣ basic calculator

everyone learning coding probably started out with the calculator, with or without a user interface (UI). you can create one that performs basic arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. this project helps you learn basic programming logic and user interface design.

1) choose a programming language: Python, Java or Javascript

2) learn the basics of the programming language like variables, data types, conditional statements and loops.

3) learn the basics of UI design including buttons, labels, and input fields

2️⃣ web scraper with python and selenium

a web scraper is a program that automatically extracts data from websites. i personally made one to scrape the web for the latest news of a selected topic, and also to get stock prices and plot them to a graph. it is useful for many jobs, even if you decide not to be a software engineer!

1) you'll need to learn python and the selenium library.

2) familiarize yourself with basics of webscraping such as HTML tags, CSS selectors, XPath expressions.

3) you can start coding your webscraper by following tutorials and customize them to suit your interests!

3️⃣ online portfolio

once you have some projects to showcase, you can learn front-end development by creating your portfolio using HTML, CSS and Javascript.

1) you can make use of web development frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue.js (React is more popular but i learnt Angular 🫢)

2) learn HTML, CSS and Javascript.

3) showcase your work experience in the portfolio by following an online tutorial or building it from scratch!

let me know if you have tried any of these projects and share your experience 🫶

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