Dominique Grys

A modern, beginner-friendly programming course: from zero to a deployed Flask website with PostgreSQL and Google Sheets integration — plus practical server ops.

By the end, you’ll ship a production-ready Flask site with user flows, forms, and dashboards, backed by PostgreSQL. You’ll integrate Google Sheets for simple data exchange and run the app on a real server with systemd, gunicorn and Nginx. Throughout, we’ll use LLMs to speed up coding: prompts, code review, refactors, test generation, and documentation.

*Python basics to intermediate patterns
*Flask + Jinja + Bootstrap front-end
*PostgreSQL with SQLAlchemy/psycopg
*Google Sheets API (service accounts)
*Deploy on Linux, logs, env vars, backups

**Who is it for?**
Beginners and returners, ages 14–100. No prior coding required. You’ll need a laptop (Windows, macOS, or Linux) and willingness to learn by doing.

We start from first principles and build up quickly, using LLMs for extra explanations, code generation, and review.

**What you’ll need**
Modern browser + VS Code
GitHub account
Basic terminal usage (we’ll teach it)

**Tools we’ll use**
VS Code, Git, Python 3.12+, and a modern browser. We’ll install PostgreSQL locally or use a managed instance.

**About the Instructor**
I’m a software developer with 15 years of experience across a wide range of programming fields — from backend services and APIs to AI/LLMs, DSP, IoT, and full-stack web applications.

I’m also an experienced instructor with many happy students now working in the industry, plus thousands of online learners. My teaching style is practical, project-driven, and leverages modern tools — especially LLMs — to learn faster and build real things.