The primer ends; the practice starts. Turn the weekend's work into a portfolio, find your people, and pick the next mountain.
Your portfolio isn't just a gallery of finished things. The best portfolios show how you think :: what you tried, what broke, what you learned. That's what separates interesting portfolios from boring ones.
For each week's project, write 3 :: 5 sentences: what it is, what you learned building it, one thing you'd do differently. This becomes your project description.
Screenshots of the thing working. A live URL wherever possible. Source code on GitHub (even if it's messy :: messy real code beats clean imaginary code).
This shows forward momentum. A builder who knows what they want to learn next is more interesting than one who just lists past projects.
Write a portfolio project description for this thing I built: [describe your project]. Include: what it does, the tools I used, one interesting technical challenge I solved, and what I'd improve. Keep it under 100 words. Sound genuinely reflective, not like a resume bullet.
Anthropic runs its own free, self-paced academy with official certificates. These three pick up exactly where this primer leaves off. Free, email signup only.
Everyday work with Claude: core features, projects, and the habits that compound. The natural next step after this primer.
Start the course → Anthropic Academy :: 02The co-pilot moves into your terminal. Daily development workflow with Claude Code, from first command to real projects.
Start the course → Anthropic Academy :: 03Build on the Claude Developer Platform: the API fundamentals behind everything you shipped in Sections 07 and 08.
Start the course →Each course issues an official Anthropic certificate on completion. Stack them next to your MØNTAN1 Academy certificate.
After twelve sections, you have a foundation. Where you go next depends on what you enjoyed most. Here are the three paths and what's at the end of each.
Learn React (JavaScript framework for building interactive UIs) → then Tailwind CSS → then Next.js. You'll be able to build anything that runs in a browser.
Go deeper on prompt engineering → learn LangChain or the Vercel AI SDK → build RAG apps (AI that knows your own documents). The AI stack is evolving fast :: stay curious.
Learn more Make.com → add Zapier → explore n8n (self-hosted) → eventually Python for more complex automation logic. Automation is a superpower with infinite applications.
Before you close this curriculum and move on, spend 20 minutes reflecting. Not as a formality :: as a real inventory of how much you've grown.
Use Claude as a sounding board :: paste your answers and ask it to help you identify your strengths and what to focus on next.
Build me a beautiful, modern portfolio page showcasing twelve sections of learning to code. Here are my projects: [list each week's project] Here are my tools: VS Code, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Claude AI, Netlify, GitHub, Airtable, Make.com, OpenWeather API, Anthropic API, Webflow, Replit. Bio: [write a few sentences about yourself post-curriculum] Make it something I'd be proud to show employers or collaborators. Dark theme, modern design. Use Claude API model claude-sonnet-4-6 for any AI features if I want them.
Finish all twelve sections, then enter your name and email. We will make out your MØNTAN1 Academy certificate and mail it to you, signed and checked.