Core Coursework

Take these in order

Prerequisite: JavaScript: From First Steps to Professional or experience with JavaScript and familiarity using a terminal

Explore a wide range of native JavaScript APIs in the browser. You’ll see hardware/OS integration, user input with voice and facial recognition, and strategies for detecting support and error handling.

A Tour of Web Capabilities

Maximiliano Firtman

Independent Consultant

Learn how to create custom, framework-agnostic HTML tags for your applications using Web Components.

Web Components

Dave Rupert

Paravel

The browser supports several authentication strategies. Learn how to integrate password managers, federated login providers, and new security technologies like WebAuthn and passkeys into your next application.

Web Authentication APIs

Maximiliano Firtman

Independent Consultant

Saving data to the client is crucial for custom user experiences and optimizing the performance of data-centric applications. Learn the APIs available in the browser and client-side data best practices.

Web Storage APIs

Maximiliano Firtman

Independent Consultant

Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) extend a web application’s capabilities beyond the browser, allowing it to behave like a native mobile or desktop application.

PWAs: You Might Not Need That App Store

Maximiliano Firtman

Independent Consultant

Gain an in-depth understanding of Service Workers and learn advanced use cases around caching, messaging between workers, and routing.

Exploring Service Workers

Kyle Simpson

You Don't Know JS

Build small, practical projects covering common use cases in web app development to practice your JavaScript skills. Challenge yourself by including some browser APIs you learned in earlier courses!