Edmonton Tech Academy

FREE COURSE · PLUS A HACKATHON REHEARSAL GAME

EDMONTON TECH ACADEMY · FREE COURSE · FROM ZERO TO EMPLOYABLE IN TECH, LEANING TO AI

Welcome.

TONIGHT’S QUEST · ABOUT 20 MINUTES · +50 XP

YOUR RECORD

COURSE

STORY GAME

LEARN · SHORT LESSONS, THEN A TIMED FINAL TEST

Your course.

How this course is checked, and what is not

Run by a computer: every code example and printed result in Levels 4 to 12 is run for real (Python, Node, SQLite, scikit-learn) and run again after every change. Every lesson step is also tested through this page.
Read from the official docs: statements about Claude, GitHub, Docker, FastAPI and similar were checked against the provider's own pages on 23 October 2026. Model names, prices, free tiers and docs pages change, so treat them as a dated snapshot: next check due 23 November 2026.
Not checked by a computer: how well an explanation teaches, how hard a step is, and how long a lesson really takes. No beginner has tried Levels 4 to 12 yet, so the minutes are estimates.
Code you write: JavaScript and most Python steps run your code on the lesson's own examples, right here in your browser (Python is downloaded from this same site, about 12 MB, the first time you reach one). SQL, TypeScript and the few Python steps that need extra libraries cannot run in the page, so for those you compare your code with the model answer and tick what you really covered; nothing marks it for you.
Final tests: auto-marked questions, one try each, the answer is shown after a miss, and a reload carries on where you were. They are practice, not a certificate anyone else will check.
No promise: this course teaches skills. It does not promise a job, a salary or a result.
Found a mistake? Tell us on GitHub (free account needed).

This course is free and stays free. If it helps you, you can support it on Ko-fi - donations help pay for keeping it online and updated. Nothing is promised in return.

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Edmonton Tech Academy

EDMONTON TECH ACADEMY · FREE COURSE · FROM ZERO TO EMPLOYABLE IN TECH, LEANING TO AI

Welcome.

TONIGHT’S QUEST · ABOUT 20 MINUTES · +50 XP

YOUR RECORD

COURSE

STORY GAME

FOUR CHAPTERS · ONE WEEKEND · QUICK RUN UNDER 45 MIN · FULL RUN 1.5 TO 2.5 HOURS

Practise the whole hackathon weekend before the real one.

LEARN · SHORT LESSONS, THEN A TIMED FINAL TEST

Your course.

DRILLS · PRACTISE ONE SKILL AT A TIME

Pick a drill.

WHAT WENT WELL

WORK ON THIS

THIS RUN

Here's how the weekend rolled this time.

LAST RUN · DO DIFFERENTLY

HOW MUCH TIME HAVE YOU GOT?

FRIDAY NIGHT

Pack your bag. It holds 6 things.

TEAM BUILD BOARDKNOWN BUGS 0

CHAPTER 1 DONE · SATURDAY 10:00 AM

Laptops open. The build starts now.

WHAT THE TEAM BUILTKNOWN BUGS 0

YOUR NOTEBOOK

KEEP DOING

DO DIFFERENTLY ON 14 NOVEMBER

IN YOUR OWN WORDS

FIXED SINCE LAST RUN

YOUR RUNS SO FAR