Job-ready in 16 weeks.
A cohort for veterans who already code a little: three production apps, a published standard, and 1:1 coaching throughout.
16 weeks · Hybrid: live + recorded · Next start date and tuition announced soon
Pieces aren't a path.
Learning on your own leaves you with pieces and no way to tell if you're ready. The cohort puts them in order, has you build three real apps, and checks the work against a published standard.
Sixteen weeks. One climb.
- FoundationsWeeks 1–3
- MissionBoardWeeks 4–6
- Mini CRMWeeks 7–10
- SaaS Subscription PlatformWeeks 11–14
- Hiring SimulationWeeks 15–16
Three apps, in production.
MissionBoard, a Mini CRM and a SaaS platform with Stripe billing. Each one deployed, each one yours to show an employer.
One system you can defend.
Client, API, PostgreSQL, auth, Stripe and webhooks. In the hiring simulation you explain every link of it, live.
Graduation is a score.
Eight categories, each scored 0 to 4. You graduate with every one at 3 or more and an average of 3.2 or more. Try it on yourself.
Every category at 3 or more and an average of 3.25: that meets the standard.
Your next move.
Veterans first and open to others. Nothing is charged before you're accepted.
Built for veterans. Open to career-changers.
A good fit
- A transitioning veteran with some coding basics
- Or a strong civilian career-changer at the same level
- Able to commit consistent weekly time for all 16 weeks
- Wants a structured, disciplined path, not tutorial hopping
- Serious about a full-stack engineering career, not a hobby
Not a fit
- A complete beginner with no coding exposure
- Looking for a passive, self-paced course
- Unable to commit the weekly time during the cohort
The full curriculum.
What each of the 5 phases covers, in the order you build it.
Foundations
Weeks 1–3
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- TypeScript fundamentals
- React + Next.js basics
- Git workflow
- Deployment basics
MissionBoard (Project 1)
Weeks 4–6
- Full-stack app build
- Auth implementation
- PostgreSQL + Prisma
- Production deployment
Mini CRM (Project 2)
Weeks 7–10
- Advanced relational modeling
- Role-based permissions
- Raw SQL milestone (JOIN + GROUP BY report)
- Dedicated SQL Deep Dive session
SaaS Subscription Platform (Project 3)
Weeks 11–14
- Subscription architecture
- Stripe integration
- Webhooks
- Feature gating
- Custom vertical layer per student
Hiring Simulation
Weeks 15–16
- Resume engineering
- Behavioral prep
- Architecture defense
- Live technical interview simulation
- Take-home assessment
What you ship
Three apps you deploy, document and defend in the hiring simulation.
MissionBoard
Weeks 4–6
A full-stack app with authentication, PostgreSQL and Prisma, deployed to production.
Mini CRM
Weeks 7–10
Relational modelling, role-based permissions and a raw-SQL reporting milestone.
SaaS platform
Weeks 11–14
Subscription architecture with Stripe, webhooks and feature gating, plus your own vertical.
Taught by Will Swinson
Founder and lead instructor, and a veteran.
Will founded 10x Developers and leads every cohort as its instructor, including your 1:1 coaching.
Two guarantees
14-day confidence window
Not the right fit? Get a full refund within the first 14 days, no questions asked.
Job-Ready Standard guarantee
Complete the program and don't yet meet the standard? You get continued support toward it. Eligibility depends on attendance, submitting every project, and revising any category scored below 3.
Questions
The ones people ask before they apply, answered plainly.
Enrollment opens soon
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16 weeks of structured curriculum, project work and live cohort sessions, with every session recorded.
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