Coding Basics · Orientation
This track exists to make "being a developer" feel less like a locked identity and more like a skill you're allowed to grow into. You don't have to know everything. You just need a mental model of what's going on.
What this track is for
- Understanding what files, folders, and routes actually are.
- Learning how Next.js turns folders into pages.
- Building enough confidence to poke the code without fearing you'll "break everything forever".
How to move through this
Take one tiny idea at a time. Read it, try it in your real project, and then come back. You don't have to memorize—your Atlas is here so you can re-read instead of self-judge.