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Backend Developer

From your first line of Python to shipping real backend APIs.

Outcome

Build, structure, and ship a real REST API you understand end to end.

The Roadmap · 6 courses
Foundationscomplete these before the core courses
  1. 1
    Foundation +100 XP

    Learn Python

    Foundation 1 — write real Python in your browser, zero setup. Everything else builds on this.

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  2. 2
    Foundation +800 XP

    Linux Essentials

    Foundation 2 — set up and own a Linux VM. TuxBot and every project after it run here; without it you cannot complete them.

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  3. Complete both foundations before the core courses. Python Essentials gives you the language; Linux Essentials gets you a working Linux VM — TuxBot and everything after it run on it, so without it the pathway stalls at the very first project.

    Core coursesbuild on the foundations above
    3
    Core +800 XP

    TuxBot: Build Your First CLI Chatbot

    Your first complete project: a CLI app with personality — built and run on your Linux VM.

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  4. 4
    Core +1200 XP
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    Git Essentials

    Now version that project — branch, commit, and push it to GitHub like a pro.

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  5. 5
    Core +1760 XP

    Object Oriented Programming - Python

    Think in objects — the way real Python apps are structured.

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  6. 6
    Core +2080 XP

    FastAPI Mastery – Build Real Backend APIs with Python

    Build TuxBank, a real banking REST API, the professional way.

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Coming soon to this pathway
DjangoSQL & PostgresAirflow / Dagster

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First up: Learn Python — clear the 2 foundations first, then the core courses build on them.

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