Building the DSA Tracker I Wish I Had as a Student

AKASH G — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:24:43 +0000

Building the DSA Tracker I Wish I Had as a Student 🚀 #weekendchallenge

This is a submission for Weekend Challenge: Passion Edition

What I Built

I built DSA Tracker, a platform designed to help students stay consistent with Data Structures and Algorithms practice while learning concepts in an organized way.

Like many students preparing for placements and improving problem-solving skills, I often found myself asking:

Which problems have I solved?
Which topics am I weak at?
How do I track consistency over months instead of days?
Why do most trackers feel like spreadsheets rather than learning platforms?

DSA Tracker was my attempt to solve these problems.

The project started as a simple CRUD-based tracker but gradually evolved into a learning platform that combines:

Problem tracking
Progress monitoring
Topic-based organization
Interactive learning modules
A foundation for future analytics and personalized recommendations

The goal is simple:

Help students focus less on managing their preparation and more on improving their problem-solving skills.

As someone who is currently on the same journey, this project is deeply personal to me and perfectly matches the theme of Passion Edition.

Demo

Live Application

https://dsatracker-51wk.vercel.app/

GitHub Repository

https://github.com/ImGakash/dsatracker

Code

The entire source code is available on GitHub:

https://github.com/ImGakash/dsatracker

How I Built It

Frontend

React.js
HTML
CSS
JavaScript

Backend

Node.js
Express.js

Database

MongoDB

Additional Technologies

Google OAuth authentication
Razorpay integration
REST APIs

The project evolved through multiple iterations.

The earliest version was a simple tracker that allowed users to:

Add problems
Mark problems as solved
Delete entries
Track progress percentages

Over time, it expanded into a more ambitious platform with authentication, user management, learning modules, and deployment infrastructure.

Some interesting engineering challenges included:

Designing scalable data models for user progress.
Implementing authentication workflows.
Handling API communication between frontend and backend services.
Deploying and maintaining the application for real users.

One lesson this project taught me is that products rarely start as their final vision.

A small project can grow significantly when you continue improving it based on your own frustrations and experiences.

Prize Categories

I am submitting this as a general Weekend Challenge submission and not targeting any specific sponsor category.

Final Thoughts

This project exists because of a problem I personally faced.

The best projects often begin that way:

You build something because you need it yourself.

DSA Tracker is still evolving, and I hope to continue improving it into a platform that can genuinely help students stay consistent and motivated throughout their preparation journey.

Feedback and suggestions are always welcome!

DEV Community: AKASH G