Syllabus

Syllabus we covered

Module 1

Introduction to Web Development

Overview of Web Development
Understanding the Internet and Web
Client-Server Architecture
Setting Up Development Environment
Installing necessary software (VS Code, Node.js, Git, etc.)
Introduction to version control (Git, GitHub)

Module 2

HTML & CSS

HTML Basics
Structure of HTML document
Elements, Attributes, and Tags
Forms and Input elements
Semantic HTML
CSS Basics
Syntax and Selectors
Box Model
Layouts (Flexbox, Grid)
Responsive Design with Media Queries
Advanced CSS
Preprocessors (Sass, LESS)
CSS Frameworks (Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS)
Animations and Transitions

Module 3

JavaScript

JavaScript Fundamentals
Syntax and Data Types
Control Structures (Loops, Conditionals)
Functions and Scope
DOM Manipulation
Events and Event Handling
Advanced JavaScript
ES6+ Features (Arrow Functions, Spread Operator, Destructuring)
Asynchronous JavaScript (Promises, Async/Await)
Modules and Import/Export
JavaScript Frameworks and Libraries
jQuery (basics)
React.js (components, state, props, lifecycle methods)

Module 4

Version Control Systems

Git Basics
Initializing a repository
Cloning, Committing, Pushing, Pulling
Branching and Merging
GitHub
Creating and Managing Repositories
Pull Requests and Code Reviews
GitHub Pages

Module 5

Front-end Frameworks

React.js (In-depth)
Component-based Architecture
State and Props Management
React Router
Hooks (useState, useEffect)
Context API
Angular (components, services, dependency injection)
Vue.js (directives, components, Vue CLI)

Module 6

Package Managers and Build Tools

Node Package Manager (npm) & Yarn
Installing and managing packages
Scripts and Commands
Build Tools
Webpack (configuration, loaders, plugins)
Babel (transpiling ES6+ to ES5)
Task Runners (Gulp, Grunt)

Module 7

Back-end Development

Node.js & Express.js
Introduction to Node.js
Building RESTful APIs with Express
Middleware
Routing
Database Management
SQL Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
NoSQL Databases (MongoDB)
ORM/ODM (Sequelize for SQL, Mongoose for MongoDB)
Authentication and Authorization
JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
OAuth

Module 8

Full Stack Integration

Connecting Front-end to Back-end
Fetch API / Axios
State Management (Redux, Context API)
Real-time Applications
WebSockets (Socket.io)
Real-time Data Handling

Module 9

DevOps and Deployment

DevOps Basics
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Docker and Containerization
Deployment
Deployment on Heroku, Netlify, Vercel
Deployment on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform
Monitoring and Maintenance
Logging and Monitoring (LogRocket, Sentry)

Module 10

Testing and Debugging

Front-end Testing
Unit Testing (Jest, React Testing Library)
End-to-End Testing (Cypress)
Back-end Testing
Unit Testing (Mocha, Chai)
Integration Testing
Debugging Techniques
Browser Developer Tools
Node.js Debugging Tools

Module 11

Project Work

Capstone Project
Building a Full Stack Application
Implementing learned concepts
Code Reviews and Refactoring