Module 4

Your First Real Project

From idea to working MVP—putting it all together

Duration 2-3 Hours
Topics 4 Topics
Outcome Working Project

📚 Where We Left Off

Terminal Comfort

You can navigate folders without fear

Claude Code Running

You've built real HTML pages

Planning Mindset

You think before you build

Compound Loop

You document for future sessions

You have all the pieces. You understand the terminal. You can work with Claude Code. You know how to plan before building and document after. Now it's time to put everything together on a project that matters to you.

The moment:
"This is different from the practice exercises. This is something I actually want to build—something I'll use or share. And I'm going to build it myself."
The goal isn't perfection. It's shipping something real—a minimum viable product (MVP) that works. You can always improve it later. What matters now is completing the loop from idea to working thing.
What this module delivers:
"By the end, you'll have a working project with documentation, a Claude.md file, and the confidence that you can do this again—because you just did it."

🎯 The Goal: Ship Something

Not perfect. Not production-ready. Just working. Something you can show someone and say "I built this with Claude Code."

🛠️ What You'll Do

📝

Write a Spec

Define what you're building and why

📊

Break into Phases

Plan your approach before diving in

🚀

Ship an MVP

Build something that actually works

🔄

Iterate

Improve based on what you learn

🎯 By the End of This Module

Write
a clear project specification
Plan
phases for incremental progress
Ship
a working MVP
Iterate
based on feedback and testing

🏆 Ready to Build Something Real?

This is the capstone. Everything you've learned comes together here. Let's start by defining what you want to build.

Module 4 Progress: Introduction Complete • Next: Topic 4.1 – Writing a Project Spec

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