Web Development

What is Web Development?

• Understanding the roles of a front-end and back-end developer.

• Full-stack development: Combining front-end and back-end skills.

Web Development Workflow

• Overview of web development stages: Design, development, testing, and deployment.

• Collaboration with designers and backend developers.

HTML5 and CSS3 Basics

• HTML5 Fundamentals

  • Structure of a webpage, HTML tags, and attributes.

  • HTML elements like tables, forms, and lists.

• CSS3 for Styling Web Pages

  • Introduction to CSS syntax and selectors.
    

  • Styling layout using the box model, margins, padding, and borders.

  • CSS Flexbox and Grid for responsive design.

  • Using animations and transitions in CSS.

• Responsive Web Design

  • Creating responsive designs using media queries.

  • Mobile-first design principles.

  • Working with CSS frameworks like Bootstrap.

JavaScript Basics

• Introduction to JavaScript

  • Variables, data types, operators, and loops.

  • Functions, objects, and arrays in JavaScript.

• DOM Manipulation

  • Accessing and modifying HTML elements dynamically using JavaScript.

  • Event handling and JavaScript functions.

• Advanced JavaScript Concepts

  • Asynchronous JavaScript: Callbacks, promises, and async/await.

  • Working with APIs (AJAX, Fetch).

  • Introduction to ES6+ features (Arrow functions, template literals, destructuring, etc.).

React.js

• Introduction to React

  • Overview of React components and JSX.

  • Creating stateful and stateless components.

• State Management in React

  • Understanding React Hooks (useState, useEffect).

  • Managing state with React Context API and Redux.

• Routing and Navigation

  • React Router for creating Single Page Applications (SPAs).

• React Performance Optimization

  • Code splitting, lazy loading, and memoization.

Introduction to Node.js

• Getting Started with Node.js

  • Understanding Node.js and NPM (Node Package Manager).

  • Installing and managing packages with NPM.

• Building Server-Side Applications

  • Creating a basic web server using Node.js.

  • Handling HTTP requests, responses, and middleware.
    

Express.js Framework

• Setting up Express.js

  • Introduction to Express.js: Building a server-side application.

  • Understanding routes, handling HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).

• Middleware in Express

  • Using middleware to handle requests, validate inputs, etc.

  • Error handling and logging in Express.

• Building RESTful APIs

  • Designing RESTful APIs and endpoints.

  • Handling authentication and authorization (JWT, sessions).

SQL Databases

• Introduction to Databases

  • Relational databases vs. NoSQL databases.

  • Basic SQL queries: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE.

  • Creating and managing database schemas.

• Working with MySQL/PostgreSQL

  • Setting up MySQL/PostgreSQL databases.

  • Understanding joins, subqueries, and relationships between tables.

NoSQL Databases (MongoDB)

• Introduction to MongoDB

  • Overview of NoSQL and document-oriented databases.

  • Setting up MongoDB and creating collections and documents.

• CRUD Operations in MongoDB

  • Inserting, reading, updating, and deleting documents in MongoDB.

  • Querying MongoDB with Mongoose (ODM).

Connecting Front-End to Back-End

• Sending data between React.js front-end and Node.js back-end using REST APIs.

Handling Authentication

• Implementing user registration and login using JWT (JSON Web Tokens).

• Setting up authentication middleware in Express.js.

Building a Full-Stack Application

• Hands-on project: Developing a full-stack web application using React.js, Node.js, and MongoDB.

• Implementing features like user authentication, CRUD operations, and file uploads.

Introduction to Git

• Understanding Git and version control.

• Using Git for project collaboration and version tracking.

Git Commands

• Git workflow: Commit, push, pull, and merge.

• Collaborating on projects using GitHub.

Deploying Front-End Applications

• Hosting React.js applications on platforms like Netlify, Vercel, and GitHub Pages.

Deploying Back-End Applications

• Deploying Node.js applications on Heroku, AWS, and DigitalOcean.

• Setting up a cloud database and configuring environment variables.

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Introduction to CI/CD concepts.

• Setting up automated deployment pipelines.

Capstone Project Development

• Work on a real-world project involving both front-end and back-end technologies.

• Build an application such as an e-commerce site, social media platform, or content management system (CMS).

Project Presentation and Feedback

• Present the capstone project to instructors for feedback.

• Showcase the final project to potential employers or for job interviews.