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TLDR

A public index tracking 19 daily coding challenge projects, each built in a day and linked to its own repository.

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  root((286 Builds))
    What it does
      Index of daily builds
      Links to project repos
      Tracks build metadata
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Python
      Go
      Rust
    Use cases
      Browse coding examples
      Learn a new language
      Track daily practice
    Audience
      Vibe coders
      Beginners
      Self learners

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Browse a log of daily coding projects to see how someone builds small apps end to end.

USE CASE 2

Find a working example project in a specific language like Python, Go, or Rust to learn from.

USE CASE 3

Use the build index as a template for tracking your own daily coding practice.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptPythonTypeScriptGoRustRubyPHPJava

How does it compare?

breakingthebot/286-buildsabhay-pratapsingh-ctrl/chaptrabhishek-akkal/finova
Stars000
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyhardeasy
Complexity1/55/51/5
Audiencevibe coderdeveloperdeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

In plain English

This repository is a public index of a personal coding challenge called 286 Builds. The idea is simple: each entry in the list is a separate project, built from start to finish in a single day and then pushed live to its own GitHub repository, with some builds later expanded through further work and a real commit history you can follow. This particular repo does not contain the projects themselves. Instead, it acts as a directory or table of contents, listing every build completed so far along with its date, a short description, a link to the actual project repo, and the main technology used to build it. As of the current snapshot, 19 builds are listed, covering a wide mix of languages and tools including Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Java, and C#. Each linked project follows the same house rules: a full README, a changelog, a real sequential commit history, and either a live demo link or clear instructions for running it locally. The projects range from small utilities, like a duplicate file finder or a string helper library, to more involved tools such as a chat server, a house price prediction app, and a budget tracker. For a non-technical reader, the value here is less about any single project and more as a browsable log of someone learning and building in public. If you are curious what a particular build looks like, the description and link in the table point you to a working, documented repository you can open and explore on your own. There is no installation process for this index repo itself since it mainly holds data files and generated summary pages that track the series.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Look at the 286-builds index and suggest a similar daily build challenge I could start with three beginner-friendly project ideas.
Prompt 2
Explain how the build index in this repo is generated from builds.json and kept in sync with a tracker.
Prompt 3
Help me set up a README and changelog format like the ones described in this repo's build index for my own project.
Prompt 4
Summarize the technology distribution across these 19 builds and tell me which language shows up the most.

Frequently asked questions

What is 286-builds?

A public index tracking 19 daily coding challenge projects, each built in a day and linked to its own repository.

What language is 286-builds written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Python, TypeScript.

Who is 286-builds for?

Mainly vibe coder.

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