Code 401: Advanced JavaScript Core Syllabus

Course Information

• Course Level: Code 401
• Certificate: Advanced Software Development In JavaScript

Course Prerequisites

• Code 102
• Code 201
• Code 301

Students with previous relevant or equivalent experience can test out of this requirement in their application.

Course Description

Learn to write clean, well-tested, advanced JavaScript code using industry-standard software engineering patterns using NodeJS, Express, Postgres, and React.

Required Materials

Accounts

• An AWS account

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will learn to build full-stack applications. The first four weeks focus on building back-end web applications with Node.js. During modules six through nine, students learn to build web apps with modern front-end libraries and frameworks. This course goes in depth into the core competencies of JavaScript, object-oriented programming, and functional programming. Students get hands-on practice in test-driven development with agile tools and best practices.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this course, a student should be able to:

Describe and Define

• Fundamentals of JavaScript
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Structural Design Patterns
• Async Design Patterns
• Client / Server architecture
• TCP and HTTP
• SQL Databases
• RESTful API
• Authentication / Authorization
• Data Modeling
• Test-Driven Development
• Behavior-Driven Development
• Unit, Integration, and End-to-End Testing
• Functional Programming
• Code Readability and Maintainability
• Version Control
• Continuous Integration and Deployment
• Debugging
• Real-time apps with Socket.io
• Event-Driven Applications
• Asynchronous Programming
• Programming UI Component Frameworks
• Unified Modeling Language

Execute

• Domain modeling of real-world concepts using object-oriented programming.
• Configure and perfrom CRUD on PostgreSQL Databases.
• API building using contemporary frameworks and design patterns.
• Writing, publishing, and maintaining software documentation.
• Building User Interfaces using the React Libary.
• Implementing Server Side Message Queueing.
• Installing and configuring UI component libraries.
• Server Side and Client Side JavaScript.
• Installing and developing software with command line utilities.
• Test driven development with integration and unit tests.
• Configure and develop applications deployed to cloud infrastructure.
• Building backend infrastructure using AWS services; Lambda, API Gateway, Dynamo DB, EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, SQS, SNS.

Course Schedule

Module 1

Class #	Topic	Lab
01	Intro to NodeJS	Deploying Node Applications
02	Modules and Testing	Node Ecosystem, CI, CD
03	Express Web Servers	HTTP Servers and Test Driven Development
04	REST API	RESTful CRUD routing and Data Modeling
05	Linked Lists, Big O, Resume Workshop	Linked List Implementation

Module 2

Class #	Topic	Lab
06	Basic Authentication	Server Side Encryption with Basic Auth Middleware
07	Bearer Authentication	Server Side Token Signing and Validation
08	Role Based Access Control	Access Control Lists and Authorization Middleware
09	Guided Project	Student led MVP using RESTful HTTP Web Services
10	Stacks, Queues, Personal Pitch Workshop	Stack, Queue Implementations

Module 3

Class #	Topic	Lab
11	Event Driven Programming	Events using Subjects and Observers / Clients
12	Network Events	TCP and WebSockets using Socket.io
13	Message Queues	Message Management Queue Implementation
14	Guided Project	Student led MVP using Networked Event Obervables
15	Trees, Job Search Workshop	Tree Implementation

Module 4

Class #	Topic	Lab
16	AWS: EC2 and Elastic Beanstalk	Node Apps on Elastic Beanstalk
17	AWS: S3 and Lambda	Automated Lambda Services
18	AWS: APIs and Dynamo DB	RESTful CRUD via AWS Services
19	AWS: Message Queues and Notifications	Event Observables with SNS and SQS
20	Project Kickoffs	Team Setup, Ideation, Wireframes, Tooling

Module 5 - Midterm Project

Class #	Deliverables
16	Wireframes, User Stories, Architecture Plan, DevOps, Documentation, Agreements
17	Phase 1
18	MVP
19	Final Polish, Presentation Practice
20	Live Project Presentations

Module 6

Class #	Topic	Lab
26	React - Function Components	Functional vs Object Oriented component implementation
27	React - State Hook	Retrieving User input and managing state
28	React - Effect Hook and Lifecycle	Fetching live API data
29	React - Reducer Hook	Tracking User history
30	Hash Tables, Behavioral Interview Workshop	Hash Tables Implementation

Module 7

Class #	Topic	Lab
31	React - Context API	Creating a global state using context
32	React - Context API	Updating global state through context
33	React - Cookies, Local Storage	Login and Auth components
34	React - RBAC	Auth API Integration
35	Graphs, Technical Interview Workshop	Graph Implementation

Module 8

Class #	Topic	Lab
36	React - Redux	Reducers, Actions, and State
37	Redux - Combined Reducers	Using multiple reducers in a single store
38	Redux - Asynchronous Actions	Integrating APIs into Redux actions
39	Redux - Alternatives and Advanced Usage	Opionated Redux Toolkit implementation
40	Personal Presentation	Final Exam Prep

Module 9

Class #	Topic	Lab
41	React Native	Wireframe and scaffold a mobile application
42	React Native	Mobile application - Add interactivity, Polish, Deploy
43	Open Source	Research, contribute to OSS
44	Ethics	Final Exam
45	Project Kickoffs	Team Setup, Ideation, Wireframes, Tooling

Module 10 - Capstone Project

Class #	Deliverables
46	Wireframes, User Stories, Architecture Plan, DevOps, Documentation, Agreements
47	Phase 1
48	MVP
49	Final Polish, Presentation Practice
50	Live Project Presentations