5 Javascript Projects to Build (For Beginners)

If you have been learning Javascript from a book or tutorial and haven't built your first project yet then this video is for you. In this video I lay out 5 projects that you can start working on to refine your problem solving skills and build confidence in creating more difficult projects in the future.
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[@AndySterkowitz]

If you're just starting out; did this video help give you a clear idea of what projects to build?

[@Blecyn]

Yes🙋🏽 the video is very helpful and I like the projects you suggested. I am particular interesting in the finance tracking project. Lol I like the memory game project too. Thanks much Andy

[@Steven-wo9bm]

Dude love your videos , you should give programming courses! Pleaseeeeee consider it :D

[@sreeharimeledam1152]

Very helpful thanks❤❤

[@muhammadyasin6603]

Very Helpful tbh. thank you so much !!!

[@sajeerp2934]

It's very helpful

[@alexzajacek518]

These beginners projects really did help build momentum in my coding. They helped challenge me and got me more comfortable and confident with my coding skills. Now instead of intimidated I feel excited to start a new project.

[@BusinessWolf1]

Yo this feedback is so useful!! Thank you bro!!!!!

[@yaredghost5021]

how you ain’t get stuck

[@alexzajacek518]

@@yaredghost5021 I get stuck all the time, especially in the beginning, follow a tutorial...then rebuild it by yourself, look over the project you made the first time when you get stuck....start looking at what each line is doing...you will start noticing architecture patterns...example: you'll see where you need to make selectors or add event listeners and why. It's a process, bur you will consistently get better as you keep consistent.

[@yaredghost5021]

@@alexzajacek518 you see my problem is, i can rebuild it myself the tutorials i have watched. i can even go on a week and rebuild it but, when it comes to building my own projects, i get stuck… i guess i’m good at logic thinking 🤦🏻‍♂️. thanks for the tips though.

[@AdamCanDoIt]

@@yaredghost5021 Always build projects! I made this mistake, but when watching tutorials, start making projects. As soon as you learn a little about web dev, just start building stuff outside of a video or course. And if you get stuck, you can ask questions on Discord channels for web dev, or other places like that.

[@hb15577]

This is perfect all of these are at the right difficulty level where its hard enough that I'll learn something but easy enough that I can see the steps to take to get through it.

[@TheTakenKing999]

I love this video as a beginner. It's a really good place to get started with polishing the fundamentals little by little and since they are all related to some extent it also helps subconsciously revise what we already know. Thanks for this!

[@sv-hermes]

This is great man! I'm so proud, it's been two weeks since I started learning JavaScript, yesterday I completed the Vowel Counting App, and today I did the Note Taking App (I had previous basic experience with Python), but really thanks for these great ideas! Although the design aspect is like... I'm leaving it for later haha, it doesn't look that good. But it works. Happy!

[@raphaelchagas1676]

The to-do list was just perfect for me. I've been teaching for a while and stopped programming. I've recently came back to the game and noticed nearly forgot about everything. The to-do list really helped me remember about a lot of things. Thanks, friend.

[@lollilolli4582]

You are my first mentor even before I actually started to code . I used to listen your channel content when I ran. Now I have 1-year of programming experience. I appreciate !

[@Hippyfishhikes]

I'm just at the cusp of changing my major to software dev... searching and stumbling to find your channel has been wonderful, your content is easily conveyed in a kind and humble manner. Thank you and keep up the great work!🙏🏼😊

[@BohoSpiral]

Good advice. I've been wasting too much time messing around with CSS lately. When it's the Javascript that I really need to be focused on.

[@WithDeionB]

how did learning go?

[@despacitodaniel801]

How did it go now?

[@g.v.m7935]

I'm learning css and html now, but JavaScript is something I'm strugeling at but eventuelly when I get the logics down it will get better quick.

[@yaredghost5021]

@@g.v.m7935 javascript hard asf 😭 i’m in the same boat as u

[@sixstringscoder8412]

I found that my CSS got stronger as I got more into JavaScript, esp. JS that modifies the DOM.

[@cedricmendoza8316]

You just reminded me of something I really needed. I've been following project based tutorials and there's something about it but I just didn't think it was helping much. Nothing better than getting your own hands dirty and have your own brain working.

[@xwmaxx05]

Thanks for giving out these nice videos for beginners. I wish someone like you had made this video years ago it would have saved me a lot of time. I got stuck in tutorial mode for so long cause I didn't understand what type of project I needed to do. Too large of a project felt overwhelm and projects I wanted to do felt difficult to start cause I didn't have these basic projects to learn the logic for bigger projects. Thanks again.

[@sebasn6751]

ive just finished my todo list 01/21 ive just finished my expense app 02/5 ive just finished my notetaker app 03/17 ive just finished my vowel counter app 03/23 ptsd: dont give up

[@speedfun908]

send the code to me

[@jerichorobertoadille3246]

@@speedfun908 mee too. how long have you been learning when you did that all? @sebas. smith

[@filippians413]

what is psdt?

[@rickybeats1919]

@@filippians413 i think he meant ptsd

[@wissembenbrinis5258]

Gj Bro i wont give up

[@beffjezos3911]

Woah no kidding i was just YouTubing how to get started with projects and bomb you release this vid

[@AndySterkowitz]

Good timing :-)

[@Castisto]

liked them alot and helped me alot too. mostly getting rid of the 'fear' of making things. done all 5 of them in a week :) very nice to get suggestions from a reliable person like andy :) hope there is a follow up video for intermediate projects too

[@coleanderson8242]

Was watching youtube tutorials and using google to learn c# and javascript. Ran across this video now I'm on the third application. Definitely helped get the ball rolling. Thank you, sir!

[@DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD8]

This is actually my best downloaded video currently. Learned allot from the project. Thank you

[@jaydenmoon1165]

Thank you Andy for all your videos - you have a really awesome attitude and are very helpful - thank you again 🤗

[@KGcodes]

Great suggestions! I’m definitely a proponent of building real projects along with your learning. There are certain things you only learn from doing.

[@husseindhooma5816]

Hey Andy thanks for the brilliant content, man those apps look so simple, but the complexity behind it is major. Thank you once again really appreciate your info man.

[@FagnerSerrano]

Thanks Andy. I really appreciate your help on try to make us better softdevers.

[@unacakane1247]

Yes, very helpful and needed ideas coz I was struggling with this step.I liked videos. Wish to have more .Thank u!

[@ademineshat]

I like this Style. Challenges, apps, JavaScript 💪

[@ferfykins]

Excellent ideas, thanks Andy!

[@patriciajackson6057]

Right on Time!!! Thank you for this!!!

[@SabeDoesThingsChannel]

Dude I love your videos and I'm watching so many of your videos on how to be a self-taught programmer mostly because I'm only 13 and it's not like I can just join something like collage that would cost like $200 a month to a year so you have helped me find things that help me learn to code all on my own thank you so much.

[@tharushathejan3691]

Best way to learn is doing projects. Thank you man❤️

[@nitin3863]

This video is really helpful, love the way you gave hope for learning javascript and the project ideas are amazing........ Can't stress that enough.

[@00el04]

very helpful tips Andy! Should do a follow-up video with source code after like 3 months or something, to see how we all did :)

[@vinniciusrosa8284]

Thank you, from Brazil.

[@Refoundsound]

Thank you. I am looking at doing a boot camp, but I am going to start coding by using some of the instruction you provide in your videos.

[@jasonmurphy6253]

If you’re feeling up to it, a fun way to improve the note project is to implement a database, add some simple authentication, and design it so users can save their notes to their account. And add a share feature that allows them to share a URL that loads that note, which doesn’t require authentication and is non editable.

[@ponderatulify]

in memory?

[@jasonmurphy6253]

@@ponderatulify if you want them to be able to share it with other users it will need to be managed in a database.

[@Ikejosh9]

@@jasonmurphy6253 node js?

[@CodeEnthusiast78912]

cant believe how much i learned from making a to do app. good advice. Now i'm going to do the other ones.

[@mikevinturner]

Thanks Andy, I will make all of these!

[@simsationelle]

Omg i have been stuck on what to make and you helped

[@NetMistro]

Great video. Just what I was looking for.

[@LisaSeong]

i finished my js tutorial and was sitting here wondering what's next and i saw this video. super helpful! thank you!

[@AndySterkowitz]

Awesome! Glad to help.

[@Salah-YT]

thank u so much ill try my best from the first one thx

[@Jester2b04]

Excellent video ! I needed this. My brain is too fried from learning too much at once to come up with any project ideas at the moment.

[@BrianKarmo]

@@danjoredd That is simply Genius, how did your brain even come up with the ideal that it can actually store a list of projects to do? are they numbered as well, like for example 1#,2#,3# and so on and is the projects in detailed descriptions or is it bare min memory type?

[@killaburribo]

Thank you! Code along tutorials are nice, but projects will help me put stuff to actual use

[@AndySterkowitz]

Yup exactly! They’re important but so is putting what you’re learning into practice.

[@pilloIMNG]

Great tips, thanks a lot, this is what I need to practice my knowledge!

[@aungpyaephyo2823]

Thanks a lot Andy! This video is very effective on me.

[@shashankthapa659]

Loved ur content and thanks for the suggestion. I would definetly try it

[@nurudinmudhir9337]

Super helpful I didn't know where to start or what to practise on!

[@CharlesSmith-vk8co]

Great advices,thanks for your work!

[@andrewlitten6609]

You have such helpful videos, thank you so much!

[@gaurav32257]

Thank you for uploading brother.

[@tarun7617]

Andy !! Can you please make a video , on what kind of questions people ask in interviews ?

[@seetsamolapo5600]

Thanks man I've beeeeen waiting on this 🙏

[@seetsamolapo5600]

By the way is knowing html a deep prerequisite for learning javascript. I just know about a couple of head tags and body tags...but haven't finished the freecodecamp html tut for desire to get working on JS projects as I've done all beginner python and trying to learn js via projects. Thanks again for the video. Well appreciated

[@jasurkurbanov5274]

1. Todo App 2. Expense App 3. Note Take App 4. Vowel Counter App 5. Memory game

[@ariap9697]

My Favorite JS teacher, You are a real Teacher , since I learn from you I wanna introduces you with Feynman technique,hope It helps you Andy

[@thilakamn575]

Its very helpful video. I will start doing these projects. Thank a lot

[@isaiparedes1172]

Ive been watching tutorials for js and honestly I understand it but It takes me a long time. I honestly retain info and problem solve when I have a goal set in mind such as projects instead of “just learn”

[@Sonu_Kr95]

Thank you for this video. I completed all these projects within 10days. Last one the memory game is very tough

[@taniakedrova]

Thanks Andy for such helpful video)

[@scottym50]

Great video, great tips. Thank you so very much.

[@lungaarsenio1791]

It's my first time watching this channel and i really like it

[@ankitsonekar3834]

I am gonna try this, thank you for your help

[@kentmiggalen9756]

hello andy 2021 guy here when you were talkin about projects and fun stuff's i feel something inside me that excites me i don't know what is that, then i checked your channel your latest upload is 2 month's ago, upload more videos like this.

[@johnbackman9641]

Started js yesterday, 4th chapter in head first book, this is awesome Andy :)

[@AndySterkowitz]

Cheers John! Definitely take a stab at these projects while you're going through the book.

[@sagarsagi510]

Context implementation in React kzbin.info/www/bejne/nV7Vc52oi9CjkMk

[@jbarx5435]

Some of the best advice I have heard is to finish the project Completely! Make sure each project is 100% done. In past classes I have left projects almost done thinking I will come back to them. But I never do. I have completed 4 out of 5 of these projects completely with detailed comments on each one. I am about to start the memory app. I feel like I have real momentum and I feel like I can do this!!

[@eXtaCisGr]

Having trouble with the modal in the note taker app , could use some help...

[@akashgovindabhat8947]

I finished the To Do list project in or about a few days. It feels so easy now when I do more and more projects

[@CraftMuseumrmps]

It Helped Alot " THANK YOU SO MUCH "; Please Make More Videos On This Topic; I'm started javascript over a month and i did not know how to apply whatever i learned.

[@NurFarahana]

Excellent video for me who just starting

[@suyashrahatekar4964]

Watched to-do list tutorial from Dev Ed and then I built a calculator and I m so proud right now.

[@kaushikiyer9470]

loved the content brother.....i have started learning javascript in the project based learning approach.

[@AndySterkowitz]

Cheers! Glad to help.

[@katongoleisaac2007]

God Bless you for the great work you do. Am actually a JavaScript beginner.

[@Blecyn]

Thanks for this tips, as per trying to make it work and not looking at beauty and looks.

[@AndySterkowitz]

Styling is always something you can come back and work on later. Getting it to "work" is priority number one.

[@g.v.m7935]

These projects are really cool for learning.

[@mathiauskalanda9377]

Thanks so much...this has really helped me

[@lukemcconnell7671]

Good stuff. You should make a video on suggestions for 5 intermediate projects.

[@kelofarrar]

Great project ideas!!

[@andress9780]

Great video! More projects please!

[@AndySterkowitz]

I'll keep it in mind...thanks!

[@7uc4s]

Wow.. this is a new concept of "Project for Beginners".. because, for whom is starting recently in JS, this is actually very challenging... which is good, and I think is the right way of learning.

[@amazingworld5511]

Thanks for your help

[@dylanthony1]

Learning the basics of bootstrap would be good for these tiny projects, as you can whip up a quick style and format so you can spend a lot of time with the javascript

[@benbradfield4299]

Thanks for the video!

[@raelindashoates975]

Thank you for sharing these ideas!

[@Sammorris207]

Thanks Andy!

[@frotafretagamer]

thanks, helped me a lot

[@YolandaTheGardener]

Thanks for this video.

[@MissoyKE]

Defn gonna subscribe

[@xames7789]

I loved your video thanks so much

[@saurabhhchavan]

Thank you ❤️ awersome helpful videos ❤️

[@BalpreetDhillon]

Great projects, theses really are getting me more comfortable with using javascript

[@AndySterkowitz]

Awesome!

[@mariadc3917]

Omg I'm so excited, even though I'm a beginner 😅 Thanks u so much :) 🇵🇪

[@CodeandDream]

These are great projects for beginners 🤩

[@onoriodeanuta3121]

Interesting! Nice one

[@sivanagarajapakalapati8162]

nice and simple projects to beginners and all your words are like a sort of confidence boosters........THANK YOU

[@indianathe3rd742]

I fall apart

[@ianwithag]

i lost my job of 5 years last february. didn't want to go back to that industry so i'm taking up coding. this is the first of your video that i watched and it already gave me confidence. thank you, sir. i've subscribed and will watch more. cheers to 2021

[@3opaH]

How old are you? I am 38 mechanical engineer and i am thinking of doing the same... Learned Html and Css and going to Js now.

[@brockobama257]

This was extremely helpful

[@franmesonero9592]

I just did them all. Another video like this would be very helpful

[@khadiii60]

Please share code

[@ifthebeltiscrackedor]

Perfect timing..!

[@adrianfilimon7124]

i love you man for this

[@sagarsagi510]

Context implementation in React kzbin.info/www/bejne/nV7Vc52oi9CjkMk

[@Cientificosdelsoftware]

Thank you Andy

[@BeckyAlter]

Andy- 2 questions: 1. Are you still taking on new 1-on-1 clients? 2. I got the book you suggested and it’s awesome! Just now starting to learn about the DOM. When should I start working on these projects you’ve laid out? Honestly I don’t think I know enough yet to start doing them. Thanks!

[@usualcoder8018]

You should do tutorials video, we would love to understand from you how you explain ❤️

[@RNJB007]

Great 👍 this is so helpful for me

[@BusinessWolf1]

Thanks, man!

[@AndySterkowitz]

Glad to help!

[@MyGURUPREET]

Yayyy...I was finding something like this who can guide me which things focus on ,while learning JS and which projects can be useful for me,Subscribed your channel and I really hope that we can connect if anytime I need a mentor Guidance,I will be thankful if you will reply to my queries.

[@antoniobutcher]

solid tips man