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sintaxia

Learning tech with the face of a terminal and the heart of a game: every error is a playable hint, not a scolding.

CLIENT
own product
YEAR
2024
DURATION
ongoing since 2024
CATEGORY
edtech / learning platform
● sintaxia.dev
sintaxia_ landing page: “Aprende a programar de verdad. Errores incluidos”, with bit booting the core and the promise of 4–6 minutes per lesson, no credit card.
sintaxia_ landing page: “Aprende a programar de verdad. Errores incluidos”, with bit booting the core and the promise of 4–6 minutes per lesson, no credit card.

Sintaxia is a web and mobile platform for learning tech: programming, ethical hacking, DevOps, Linux, Git and frontend, each with its own path. The interface mimics a terminal, but the mechanics are those of a game: paths, collectible cards of real syntax and bit, an AI copilot that remembers where you got stuck.

Design, product, backend and app: all home-made. It is my lab for rethinking how coding is taught.

// THE CHALLENGE

Almost nobody quits programming for lack of content: they quit at the first error they do not understand. The exception — the exact moment people leave — had to become the most playable part of the product, without lowering the technical bar.

// THE SOLUTION

I built a full platform, web and mobile, with:

  1. 01A terminal that turns each exception into an actionable hint.
  2. 02Module-based paths — from variables and loops to containers, CI/CD or SQLi — with an exam between each one.
  3. 03Collectible cards of real syntax: the deck is the progress.
  4. 04bit, an AI copilot that remembers the sticking points and levels up with the user.
  5. 05A lab of hands-on challenges: ethical hacking, DevOps, frontend, Linux and Git.
  6. 06A mobile app with the same path, daily goal and streak in sync.

// SCREENS

Platform home with the Python path active and the route switcher, bit announcing that lesson 1 compiles in about three minutes, the daily challenge and the XP, lessons and coins counters.
Platform home with the Python path active and the route switcher, bit announcing that lesson 1 compiles in about three minutes, the daily challenge and the XP, lessons and coins counters.
Paths view: 94 steps and 235 exercises across modules on variables, loops, functions and lists, with an exam between each one.
Paths view: 94 steps and 235 exercises across modules on variables, loops, functions and lists, with an exam between each one.
Code-ordering exercise: the print, («Hola, mundo») and mostrar blocks are placed to assemble the first program.
Code-ordering exercise: the print, («Hola, mundo») and mostrar blocks are placed to assemble the first program.
User profile: XP, lessons and streak progress, the 10-minute daily goal, and shortcuts to customize bit and the shop.
User profile: XP, lessons and streak progress, the 10-minute daily goal, and shortcuts to customize bit and the shop.
The mobile app on the Ionic path: bit celebrates that lesson 2 exited with code 0, and the path advances with completed steps in green.
The mobile app on the Ionic path: bit celebrates that lesson 2 exited with code 0, and the path advances with completed steps in green.
The lab: hands-on challenges per module — ethical hacking, applied Python, DevOps, frontend, Linux and Git — with a “recover a lost commit” challenge available.
The lab: hands-on challenges per module — ethical hacking, applied Python, DevOps, frontend, Linux and Git — with a “recover a lost commit” challenge available.
Paths on mobile: 50 Ionic steps with the components module in progress and navigation, forms and theming still ahead.
Paths on mobile: 50 Ionic steps with the components module in progress and navigation, forms and theming still ahead.

// RESULTS

  • A live platform at sintaxia.dev, with web and mobile app sharing progress.
  • 94 steps and 235 exercises published on the Python path.
  • Four-to-six-minute lessons: you can make progress in a dead gap of the day.
  • Product, design, backend and app all handled by one person.
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MY ROLE
Founder and sole dev: product, UX design, backend and mobile app.
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