Confidence Through Experience
Today, there are more applicants than openings for entry-level roles in software development.
At senior levels, the opposite is true — there aren’t enough qualified applicants.
The gap between those two realities is experience. That’s what we build here.
This is not a course. It’s a guided learning experience.
You will build a native mobile app you can deploy on the App Stores. But you won't just be building an app — you'll be building a system.
It will be performant, secure, maintainable, and designed to scale to millions of users.
How it works
This is live.
We meet over Zoom and build together in real time, sharing our screens as we go. You won’t just be watching — you’ll be actively building.
There’s no traditional homework. The work happens during our sessions. Each session is recorded so you can review and revisit key concepts whenever you need to.
What we’ll be using
We’ll be working with modern, open-source tools: React Native (UI), Expo (development and builds), Supabase (Postgres) (database and auth), and others — like TanStack Query for managing application data.
Along the way, there will be plenty of opportunities to contribute to open source.
AI is the tool
AI will write most of the code — but it will be your code. It works for you.
It’s about understanding the system and making good technical decisions. Not “use this prompt,” but “what do I want it to output?”
What you should know
If you have:
- used React
- written to a database
- pushed code to GitHub
- heard of TypeScript
Then this is for you.
It works because it’s real
You will be able to talk the talk in interviews because you will have the confidence that only comes with experience.
Your guide
My name is Jonathan Mazin.
After more than 20 years in software development — including leading teams at multiple companies — I changed careers a few years ago.
I became a Lead Instructor at a reputable bootcamp, training hundreds of students and helping many land strong roles in the industry.
I created this learning experience to help you gain real, production-level experience in the era of AI — and actually enjoy the process.
Interested? Email me!