Projects, A to Z

Highlights of what I've built and run, from coding platforms and semantic search to open source tools. The alphabet is filling up, and some letters are still open. Looking for what developers I coach have built? See their projects.

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Pybites Python Platform

Pybites Python Platform

435 Python exercises solved in the browser against pytest tests. Learn by doing, not by watching, from first functions to real-world code.

 Scope First

Scope First

Have an idea? Scope it into a one-page MVP brief in about 30 minutes, with techniques I use for projects you see here.

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B

Book Club

Read the classic programming books together. A book club in my community.

C

checkpulse

Privacy-first analytics in a single Rust binary. It powers the stats on a couple of the sites you see here.

cohort-drip

From 1k LOC Rust web app to a 156-line GitHub Action to drip course content. A good lesson in 'design over code'. Read more →

pybites-carbon

Turn code into beautiful images from the command line using carbon.now.sh.

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Django CRM SaaS

Build a multi-tenant SaaS with Stripe billing and HTMX in a six-week 1:1 program.

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Emoji Searcher

Look up emojis from the terminal and copy them straight to your clipboard.

Ensemble Programming

Code together in the browser: a shared editor, rotating driver, navigator and timekeeper, and Python that runs client-side. Keeps teams technical and trains engineers on the job. Source →

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Python Foundations

Python syntax is easy, the tooling around it is hard. Ship a real app with uv, git, and pytest in this free, self-paced course.

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Invoice Scanner

Extract structured expense data from invoice PDFs with an LLM. You can choose between Claude or Ollama, or add your own model.

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json_parser

My implementation of the Scripter to Rust cohort project: a performant JSON parser in Rust, callable from Python using PyO3.

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Karmabot

The open source bot from the original Pybites Slack community: karma points, fun commands, and community interaction.

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mdweaver

Turn one or many Markdown files into polished PDFs and EPUBs.

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Organic

A multi-tenant content calendar and review workflow, with a JSON API to push drafts in from your own tools.

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Python Agentic AI

A six-week cohort to learn how to build a production AI agent in Python with the right architecture, tools, and libraries.

Pybites Books

Track what you read, set reading goals, and see what other people on the platform are reading. Includes Goodreads book import and email digests.

pybites-search

Search Pybites articles, exercises, tips, podcasts, and videos from the terminal. Rewritten in Rust.

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Quiet Automations

Automate the two or three things you hate. Ignore the rest. For creative small business owners.

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Pybites Rust Platform

Test-driven Rust exercises, designed for Python developers pivoting into Rust. Learn by doing, not by watching tutorials.

rsbit.es

My bite-sized Rust learning blog, mostly used for a one-month Rust learning challenge in June 2024. I now write about Rust here.

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Scope First

AI will build anything. It won't tell you what's worth building. Scope an idea into a one-page MVP brief in about 30 minutes.

Scripter to Rust

A six-week cohort where Python developers build a performant JSON parser in Rust and call it from Python with PyO3.

Snipster

Build a full-stack snippet manager (CLI, API, web) from data layer to deployment, in a six-week 1:1 program.

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