Welcome to Can I Try This?, a fun and beginner-friendly platform where you can explore real-world challenges in design, development, writing, data, and more. These aren't just made-up exercises. They come from real tasks, community submissions, and partner projects.
Think of it as a safe space to try things you’ve never done before. A creative lab where you level up by actually doing. No grades. No judgment. Just feedback & growth.
✨ Explore Real Challenges
Browse challenges by domain, level, or tag. New to design? Try making a social media post. Learning SQL? Analyze a real dataset. You’ll find:
- 🎨 Design Challenges
- 🧑💻 Development Tasks
- ✍️ Writing Prompts
- 📊 Data Projects
- 🧠 Miscellaneous Skill Tests
🔒 Login to Play
Sign up to:
- Submit your solutions (GitHub link, screenshot, Google Doc, etc.)
- Receive feedback from the community
- Track your completed challenges
📈 Levels and Tags
Each challenge has:
- A difficulty level (Easy, Medium, Hard)
- A domain tag (Design, Dev, Writing, etc.)
- Optional bonus missions to try something new
💬 Get and Give Feedback
You can leave kind, constructive feedback on others’ submissions — and get some back on yours. We’re all learning here.
🎯 From Practice to Portfolio
Start with low-stakes practice. As you grow, take on bigger, portfolio-worthy challenges.
🧠 Submit Your Own Challenge
Built something cool or faced a real-world task? Submit it as a challenge for others to try.
| Part | Tech Used |
|---|---|
| Frontend | React.js, TailwindCSS |
| Backend | Node.js with Express or Firebase |
| Database | MongoDB or Firebase Realtime DB |
| Auth | Firebase Authentication |
| Hosting | Vercel, Render, or Firebase Hosting |
- Home – Quick intro, trending challenges, how it works
- Challenge Board – Filterable/searchable list of challenges, Full info + submit your response button
- My Profile – Track completed challenges + bookmarks
- Submit a Challenge – Form to suggest a new challenge
- Community Feedback – Browse comments and help others
- mentor panel: can approve challenges, problems, etc.
- Git + GitHub
- Node.js and npm
- Code editor (VS Code recommended)
git clone https://github.com/<your-org>/can-i-try-this.git
cd can-i-try-this
npm install
npm startVisit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.
We welcome beginners and first-time contributors!
- Go to the Issues tab
- Look for
good first issueorfeature request - Comment to get assigned
- Fork the repo and make a new branch
- Make your changes
- Create a pull request – we’ll review and support you
- Build a challenge card component
- Add domain filter buttons
- Create profile tracking logic
- Write placeholder data
- Improve UI or write tooltips
arushi2610 |
Rizwan102003 |
Be curious, kind, and constructive. Feedback is a gift.
Star this repo if you like the idea. Share with friends. Let’s build the chillest skill-building community on the internet. 🌱