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Builder spotlight: John Cole won $20,000 on Apify without a CS degree

Nearly 100 Actors, 15K users, and a battery of tests behind every one. How a self-taught builder took second in the Apify $1 Million Challenge.

Builder spotlight: John Cole won $20,000 on Apify without a CS degree

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Nearly 100 Actors, 15K users, and a battery of tests behind every one.

How a self-taught builder took second in the Apify $1 Million Challenge.

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