5 full-stack projects to add to your portfolio before 2020 ends π€―
Procrastination, we've all dealt with it. But today because of this blog post you will find five full-stack projects you can add to your portfolio before the end of 2020!
Coming up with ideas on how to test your skills can be a pain in the ass. Trust me, I've been there and so has everyone in the tech business.
Let's dive right into it!
1. React movie search app π¬
Who doesn't love movies? And React! This project is perfect for getting started with React and showing you how to work with API's and Styled components.
What you will learn
- React + Hooks
- Styled components
- API Usage
- States using hooks
All and all, a very great tutorial to get started with React!
You can find the tutorial on freecodecamp, which is an amazing resource for projects: Movie search app
2. Instagram clone in Ionic πΈ
Ionic, is a hybrid mobile platform, which I adore π. So let's make a graphical Instagram clone. It's always good to re-create something just to understand the work that goes in certain websites and applications.
What you will learn:
- Ionic structure and setup
- Creating new pages and routing
- Styling an ionic app
- Styling based on an example application
This tutorial can be found on pusher Instagram Clone and does not include the back-end side, BUT with some googling, you'll make that work (Firebase π₯).
3. Building a blog with Gatsby π©
Gatsby is a fantastic React-based framework, and a lot of people are building blogs based on it.
Scott Spence wrote a fantastic full-blown tutorial on how to get started building your own blog on Gatsby.
What you will learn:
- Custom layouts
- Styled components
- Syntax highlighting blocks
- SEO! Very important
- Deploying to Netlify π
So, no stopping you now, go ahead show us your blog!
You can find this tutorial on freecodecamp Building a Gatsby blog
If building your own blog is not your vibe, give hashnode a try!
4. Food ordering app with Strapi and Next.js π
Confession: I β€οΈ food!
If you do too, this project is your thing to tackle. We are building a food ordering app using Next.js, a fantastic and powerful upcoming framework. And Strapi, which makes it easy to build API's without all the booh-hah.
What we will learn:
- React hooks
- GraphQL
- Stripe payments!
- Strapi
- Styling
This really is a full-on project, and you will learn so much from doing a project like this. You can find this on the Strapi blog and it's very extensive! Next.js Strapi food app.
5. Build a JavaScript powered Candy Crush π
I'm going to be honest, not my favorite mobile game. But Ania does a fantastic job at creating this game in JavaScript
What you will learn
- JavaScript Listeners
- JavaScript Creating and removing elements
- Styling the game
- Clean code
You can find this one, and many more on her YouTube channel Build your own Candy Crush.
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Chris Bongers
Chris Bongers
I'm a full-stack developer from South Africa πΏπ¦. I love writing about JavaScript, HTML and CSS.