build-your-own

Build your own X - Master machine learning by building everything from scratch. It aims to cover everything from linear regression to deep learning to large language models (LLMs).

50+ real, portfolio-grade coding project ideas with references and an AI coach to build them with you. A shipped project beats a claimed skill. Updated for 2026.

An extremely lightweight React component to declaratively (and elegantly) plot shapes on an inline SVG

📦 Manipulate a three dimensional box 📦

A complete guide to building a self-hosted Kubernetes cloud on bare hardware

SimpleDB: a minimalist Key Value store written in Java

Use C++ & C to build Redis, a memory database.

Compiler written on haskell based on the course Compiler Construction (UCSD CSE 131). Lisp with types

Windows command-line interpreter.

I built my own template engine for learning purposes with zero dependencies in TypeScript - It's called Ash

Build your own Git in JavaScript — a minimal version control system that demonstrates how commits, branches, and object storage work behind the scenes.

Build your own GIT

A shell implementation written in Java, supporting 'cd', 'echo', 'exit' and executable files

A curated collection of "build your own X" guides for vibe coding — building real software with AI-assisted, conversational development.

Show the structure of portable executable (PE) files under the Windows family of operating systems.

Coding Challenges - Build Your Own

Build your own Redis

The build-your-own-x of the AI-agent stack: the strongest from-scratch tutorial for each of 10 components, plus runnable zero-dependency reference implementations.

Build your own Database in Go following https://trialofcode.org/database