Core Coursework
(take these in order)
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The professional path starts by focusing on gaining a deep understanding of the inner workings of the JavaScript language. Will’s course emphasizes not only understanding but also communicating that understanding, which is a necessary skill for becoming a high-performing engineer. JavaScript: The Hard Parts, v2
Take your JavaScript to the next level. Gain an understanding of callbacks, higher order functions, closure, asynchronous and object-oriented JavaScript!
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Kyle’s course builds by reinforcing many of the foundational concepts covered in Will’s course but goes even deeper. He also covers types and the type coercion that goes on under the hood of JavaScript. Deep JavaScript Foundations, v3
Dive into JavaScript's core language features: types & coercion, scope & closure, and JavaScript's object oriented system.- +
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Modern JavaScript builds on top of the foundations and adds more to the language. Kyle’s JavaScript the Recent Parts course will give you a deeper understanding those newer features added to the JavaScript Language. JavaScript: The Recent Parts
Get up to speed with new JavaScript features like tagged template literals, destructuring, iterators, generators, regex improvements and async await.- +
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The React course shows you how to build an entire real-world, modern application from scratch in today’s tools! No matter if you’re writing pure JavaScript, Vue or Angular, you should get a lot out of this course on how to build a real-world web application. Complete Intro to React, v5
Much more than an intro, you’ll build with the latest features in React, including hooks, effects, context, and portals. Learn to build real-world apps from the ground up using the latest tools in the React ecosystem, like Parcel, ESLint, Prettier, and Reach Router!- +
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Functional programming is a set of tools such as map/reduce/filter, pure functions, and immutability. These tools are sure to make you a more effective developer through composing pure functions together to write more predictable and bug-free code. Functional-Light JavaScript, v3
Improve your JavaScript by applying functional programming concepts like function purity, point-free, partial-application, currying, composition, immutability, recursion, list operations like map, reduce & filter...plus even more advanced concepts like monads and transduction!- +
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There are a lot of problems in web development that could be more effectively solved with CSS instead of JavaScript. Many developers turn to include bloated script libraries when CSS could solve the problem with much less code. CSS In-Depth, v2
Take a deep-dive into the essential features of CSS, while also exploring CSS features you probably didn’t even know existed!- +
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You’ll need to deploy your code to the outside world, and with that comes an entirely different set of skills. There are a lot of off the shelf deployment options, but knowing the basics of systems administration allows you to more effectively communicate with the server team and make better decisions about your code. Full Stack for Front-End Engineers, v2
You'll learn to move back and forth between UI and the back-end through the the command line, SSH, nginx, docker containers, server security, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 and more.- +
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TypeScript has become a standard in many professional developer environments. Having a fundamental understanding of TypeScript is going to help you have the tools neccessary to work in and evolve large code bases. TypeScript 3 Fundamentals, v2
TypeScript adds a powerful type system on top of your JavaScript to catch bugs before they happen and provides a superior developer experience for collaborative teams.- +
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There are some optional courses around getting to know the your tools better, and getting better at design. Visual Studio Code is today’s most popular code editor for web developers. Chrome Dev Tools has a ton of features most developers aren’t using. Plus being able to design and use SVG are skills that can go beyond code and give you more autonomy over your work.
Elective Coursework
Complete Intro to Linux and the Command-Line
Gain powerful command-line skills, learn to use Ubuntu, quit VIM, handle package management, and write your own shell scripts!Introduction to Node.js
Learn the foundations of Node.js so you can go forward and create fantastic JavaScript apps outside the browser!Client-Side GraphQL in React
Use queries and mutations to interact with GraphQL APIs on the client using Apollo Client and React hooks. You’ll understand variables and inputs to aliases on fields.Complete Intro to Containers
Learn to create containers from scratch and with Dockerfiles, run containers from Dockerhub, and learn best practices for front-end and Node.js code in containers.Design for Developers
Become self-sufficient for the entire process of execution from concept to design to implementation. You'll learn to execute the creation of complex and beautiful front-end experiences!SVG Essentials & Animation, v2
Build and optimize SVG – the scalable graphics format for the web that can achieve impressively small filesizes for fast-loading websites!
