Foundations & Setup (The "Pre-flight Check")

• How the Internet Works: Clients, Servers, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS.

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  How the Internet Works: Clients, Servers, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS.

• Frontend vs. Backend vs. Fullstack: What do they mean?

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  Frontend vs. Backend vs. Fullstack: What do they mean?

• Essential Tools Setup: Installing VS Code, Node.js & npm, a modern browser (Chrome/Firefox).

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  Essential Tools Setup: Installing VS Code, Node.js & npm, a modern browser (Chrome/Firefox).

• Introduction to the Command Line/Terminal.

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  Introduction to the Command Line/Terminal.

• Version Control with Git & GitHub

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  Version Control with Git & GitHub

HTML5 & CSS3 - Building the Structure

• HTML5: Semantic tags (<header>, <footer>, <article>), forms, tables, accessibility basics.

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  HTML5: Semantic tags (&lt;header&gt;, &lt;footer&gt;, &lt;article&gt;), forms, tables, accessibility basics.

• CSS3: Selectors, the box model, colors, typography.

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  CSS3: Selectors, the box model, colors, typography.

• Modern Layouts: Flexbox and CSS Grid for creating complex, responsive layouts.

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  Modern Layouts: Flexbox and CSS Grid for creating complex, responsive layouts.

• Responsive Design: Using media queries to make your site look great on all devices.

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  Responsive Design: Using media queries to make your site look great on all devices.

JavaScript Fundamentals - Making it Interactive

• Core Concepts: Variables (let, const), data types, operators, control flow (if/else, loops).

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  Core Concepts: Variables (let, const), data types, operators, control flow (if/else, loops).

• Functions, objects, and arrays.

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  Functions, objects, and arrays.

• The DOM (Document Object Model): Manipulating HTML and CSS with JavaScript.

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  The DOM (Document Object Model): Manipulating HTML and CSS with JavaScript.

• Handling Events (clicks, forms, keyboard input).

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  Handling Events (clicks, forms, keyboard input).

• Modern JavaScript (ES6+): Arrow functions, template literals, destructuring, promises, async/await.

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  Modern JavaScript (ES6+): Arrow functions, template literals, destructuring, promises, async/await.

• Making API requests with the fetch() API.

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  Making API requests with the fetch() API.

Module 3: Advanced Frontend with React

• Why React? The component-based architecture.

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  Why React? The component-based architecture.

• Creating React Apps: create-react-app.

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  Creating React Apps: create-react-app.

• JSX: Writing HTML-like syntax in JavaScript.

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  JSX: Writing HTML-like syntax in JavaScript.

• Components: Functional components, props (passing data), and state (useState hook).

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  Components: Functional components, props (passing data), and state (useState hook).

• React Hooks: Mastering useState, useEffect for side effects (like API calls), and useContext for state management.

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  React Hooks: Mastering useState, useEffect for side effects (like API calls), and useContext for state management.

• Conditional rendering and lists.

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  Conditional rendering and lists.

• Handling forms and user input in React.

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  Handling forms and user input in React.

• Client-Side Routing: Using React Router to create a multi-page feel in an SPA.

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  Client-Side Routing: Using React Router to create a multi-page feel in an SPA.

Backend Development with Node.js & Express.js

• Objective: Build a robust server and RESTful API to power your web applications.

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  Objective: Build a robust server and RESTful API to power your web applications.

• Introduction to Backend Development.

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  Introduction to Backend Development.

• Node.js: Understanding the JavaScript runtime environment.

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  Node.js: Understanding the JavaScript runtime environment.

• NPM: Managing project dependencies.

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  NPM: Managing project dependencies.

• Express.js: Setting up a server, routing, and middleware.

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  Express.js: Setting up a server, routing, and middleware.

• RESTful API Design: Principles of building clean, predictable APIs.

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  RESTful API Design: Principles of building clean, predictable APIs.

• Handling HTTP requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).

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  Handling HTTP requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).

• Testing API endpoints with Postman/Insomnia.

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  Testing API endpoints with Postman/Insomnia.

Databases with MongoDB

• Introduction to Databases: SQL vs. NoSQL.

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  Introduction to Databases: SQL vs. NoSQL.

• MongoDB: Core concepts (documents, collections).

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  MongoDB: Core concepts (documents, collections).

• Setting up a database with MongoDB Atlas (cloud service).

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  Setting up a database with MongoDB Atlas (cloud service).

• Mongoose: An ODM (Object Data Modeling) library to interact with MongoDB from your Express app.

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  Mongoose: An ODM (Object Data Modeling) library to interact with MongoDB from your Express app.

• Creating schemas and models.

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  Creating schemas and models.

• CRUD Operations: Implementing Create, Read, Update, and Delete functionality in your API.

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  CRUD Operations: Implementing Create, Read, Update, and Delete functionality in your API.

Putting It All Together - The MERN Stack

• Connecting React to your API.

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  Connecting React to your API.

• Handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).

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  Handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).

• Fullstack state management and data flow.

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  Fullstack state management and data flow.

• Environment variables for managing keys and secrets.

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  Environment variables for managing keys and secrets.

Module 7: Authentication & Security

• Authentication vs. Authorization.

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  Authentication vs. Authorization.

• Hashing passwords with bcrypt.

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  Hashing passwords with bcrypt.

• JSON Web Tokens (JWT): A modern standard for stateless authentication.

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  JSON Web Tokens (JWT): A modern standard for stateless authentication.

• Implementing user registration and login endpoints.

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  Implementing user registration and login endpoints.

• Protecting backend routes with middleware.

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  Protecting backend routes with middleware.

• Storing and using tokens on the frontend to make authenticated requests.

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  Storing and using tokens on the frontend to make authenticated requests.

Module 8: Testing & Deployment

• Testing: Introduction to unit and integration testing.

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  Testing: Introduction to unit and integration testing.

• Backend testing with Jest & Supertest.

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  Backend testing with Jest &amp; Supertest.

• Frontend testing with Jest & React Testing Library.

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  Frontend testing with Jest &amp; React Testing Library.

• Introduction to CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) with GitHub Actions.

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  Introduction to CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) with GitHub Actions.

Career Prep & Advanced Topics

• Introduction to TypeScript: Adding static types to JavaScript for more robust code.

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  Introduction to TypeScript: Adding static types to JavaScript for more robust code.

• GraphQL: An alternative to REST APIs.

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  GraphQL: An alternative to REST APIs.

• WebSockets: For real-time applications like chat.

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  WebSockets: For real-time applications like chat.

• Containerization with Docker: A brief introduction.

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  Containerization with Docker: A brief introduction.

• Building an outstanding developer portfolio.

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  Building an outstanding developer portfolio.

• Resume and LinkedIn profile optimization.

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  Resume and LinkedIn profile optimization.

• Technical interview preparation (data structures, algorithms, system design basics).

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  Technical interview preparation (data structures, algorithms, system design basics).

• How to contribute to open source and continue learning.

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  How to contribute to open source and continue learning.