Hands-on projects¶
Guided builds with an estimated time, a goal you can explain to an interviewer, and inline code or commands. Most run on free-tier or trial accounts.
Data builds¶
| Build | Time | What you'll have at the end |
|---|---|---|
| Build a data pipeline | 4-5 hours | Ingest → transform → load with scheduled runs |
The Data from Scratch path also sets a small "Do" exercise in every phase - a SQL warm-up, a star schema redesign, a streaming consumer, data-quality checks - that build up to the same pipeline.
Builds on the sibling sites¶
Hands-on projects outside data live with their subject:
- Cloud - 3-tier app, CI/CD pipeline, Terraform infrastructure, serverless app and more on Cloud Zero to Hero
- Security - implement zero trust on Security Zero to Hero
- AI - RAG pipeline, deploy an ML model and more on AI Zero to Hero
Related¶
- Concepts - the "why" behind each pattern
- Architecture patterns - reference designs each build follows
- Topic indexes - all four pillars per subject
Which lab for which cert¶
Each lab maps to the certs it exercises. The reverse index lives in labs-by-cert.md.
| Lab | Certs it supports |
|---|---|
| Hands-On Project: Build a Data Pipeline | DEA-C01, DP-203, Professional Data Engineer, Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate |