🧭 Learning Paths

The full course, in order, is the best experience. But if you have a specific goal or limited time, these curated shortcuts are safe — they include every module the later ones depend on.

Whatever path you take, read START HERE first (5 minutes).

🏃 “I have one weekend” — The Big Picture Sprint

Goal: understand how the digital world works, fast.

  1. 01 — What Is a Computer, Really?
  2. 02 — What Is Software?
  3. 03 — How the Internet Works
  4. 10 — The Anatomy of an App
  5. 15 — The Cloud

Read the lessons; skip labs if pressed for time (but Module 03’s lab is 10 fun minutes).

👔 “I manage / work with engineers” — The Manager Track

Goal: hold your own in any technical meeting, understand what the team does all day, and know what’s reasonable to ask for.

  1. 02 — What Is Software?
  2. 03 — How the Internet Works
  3. 07 — From Idea to App (SDLC & Agile)
  4. 08 — Git & GitHub
  5. 09 — Bugs & Testing
  6. 10 — The Anatomy of an App
  7. 18 — Who Does What in Tech ← the heart of this track
  8. Capstone: Track B — Be the PM

💼 “I want a career in tech” — The Career-Changer Track

This is the full course, in order, labs mandatory — plus special attention to:

🤖 “I mainly care about AI” — The AI-Curious Track

  1. 01 — What Is a Computer, Really?
  2. 02 — What Is Software?
  3. 06 — Data (AI is made of data)
  4. 15 — The Cloud (AI lives there)
  5. 16 — AI Without the Hype

🔐 “I want to be safe online” — The Digital Self-Defense Track

  1. 03 — How the Internet Works
  2. 13 — Operating Systems & Networks
  3. 14 — Security — and do the lab; it hardens your real accounts in an afternoon.

👶 “I want to learn to code” — The Hands-On Track

  1. 04 — Think Like a Programmer
  2. 05 — Your First Code
  3. 06 — Data
  4. 08 — Git & GitHub
  5. 09 — Bugs & Testing
  6. 11 — Algorithms & Data Structures
  7. 12 — Databases
  8. Capstone: Track C — Automate Your Life, then Track A — Personal Website

…then continue with Module 19’s roadmap to freeCodeCamp / The Odin Project for the next stage.

🚀 “I’m a founder / have an app idea” — The Founder Track

  1. 03 — How the Internet Works
  2. 07 — From Idea to App ← your new bible
  3. 10 — The Anatomy of an App
  4. 12 — Databases
  5. 15 — The Cloud
  6. 17 — Websites, Apps & Everything Else (what kind of app should yours be?)
  7. 18 — Who Does What in Tech (who to hire first, how to talk to them)
  8. Capstone: Track B — Be the PM with your idea.

Can’t find your path? Do Part 1 (modules 01–03) — it’s the foundation of everything — then pick whichever module titles pull at you. Every lesson defines its terms and links back to what it builds on, so you can wander safely.