CSCI39548-WebDev-Summer22

Course page for Practical Web Dev - Summer 2022

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Class 1 (5/31)

Course Overview

• Course syllabus and logistics
• Join Slack
• Note: The above information is available on Blackboard.

Full-Stack Web Development

• Intro to full-stack web development (slides)

Git and GitHub

• Intro to Git and GitHub (slides)

• Guide on How to Set Up SSH Keys for Git and GitHub (document)

• Description of Feature Branch Workflow Operation (document)

• Guide on How to Set Up Team Repository on GitHub (document)

• Sign up for GitHub

• Download and Install Git

• Check for SSH Keys and Generate SSH Keys

• Add SSH Key to GitHub

• Set up Git for GitHub

• Connect to GitHub via SSH

• Deploy Repository to GitHub Pages

• Feature Branch Workflow

Demo

• Create a simple website GitHub repository, implement Git version control, and deploy repository to GitHub Pages (demo-website)
• Work with feature branch workflow (feature-website)

Intro to Assignment 1

• Assignment 1 - Zoo

• Starter code for Assignment 1

Resources

• Git Textbook
• Git Reference Manual and Complete List of Git Commands
• Git Cheat Sheet
• Video: Git Tutorial 1
• Video: Git Tutorial 2
• Simple Git Guide
• HTML Tutorial
• CSS Tutorial

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Class 2 (6/2)

Continue: Intro to Assignment 1

• Assignment 1 - Zoo

• Starter code for Assignment 1

Demo

• Demo starter website for Assignment 1 (assignment1)

Work on Assignment 1 - Zoo

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Class 3 (6/7)

Reminder: Assignment 1 - Zoo is due on Wednesday, 6/8, at 11:59 PM.

JavaScript

• Intro to JavaScript (slides)
• Eloquent JavaScript Chapter 3: Functions
• Eloquent JavaScript Chapter 4: Objects and Arrays

Node.js

• Install Node.js via Download
• Install Node.js via Package Manager

Intro to Assignment 2

• Assignment 2 - JavaScript Methods

• Starter code for Assignment 2 (templates)

Resources

• Video: JS Crash Course

Watch for next class

• Intro to the DOM
• Traversing the DOM
• DOM Events

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Class 4 (6/9)

JavaScript

• Eloquent JavaScript Chapter 5: Higher-Order Functions

Continue: Intro to Assignment 2

• Assignment 2 - JavaScript Methods

• Starter code for Assignment 2 (templates)

Demo

• JavaScript method examples (javascript-method-examples)

Intro to Assignment 3

• Assignment 3 - Grid Maker

• Starter code for Assignment 3

Document Object Model (DOM)

• Intro to DOM (slides)

Demo

• DOM examples (dom-examples)

Work on Assignment 2 - JavaScript Methods

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Class 5 (6/14)

Reminder: Assignment 2 - JavaScript Methods is due on Wednesday, 6/15, at 11:59 PM.

Document Object Model (DOM)

• Additional reference on intro to DOM (MDN: Intro to the DOM)

Demo

• Manipulate DOM in JavaScript (DOM manipulation)

Supplemental Materials

• Eloquent JavaScript Chapter 13: JavaScript and the Browser
• Eloquent JavaScript Chapter 14: The Document Object Model
• Eloquent JavaScript Chapter 15: Handling Events

Continue: Intro to Assignment 3

• Assignment 3 - Grid Maker

• Starter code for Assignment 3

Demo

• Grid Maker application

Watch for next class: required videos (watch all in the series)

• Intro to React

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Class 6 (6/16)

Reminder: Assignment 3 - Grid Maker is due on (New Due Date) Monday, 6/20, at 11:59 PM.

React

• Install Node.js and NPM: Install via Download or Install via Package Manager
• React Docs: Creating React App
• React Docs: Main Concepts of React (Sections 1-5)

Demo

• A simple React application - Hello World

Extra Practice

• React tutorial: Intro to React (building a Tic-Tac-Toe game)
• React tutorial: Getting Started with React

Supplemental Materials

• Video: React JS Crash Course 2021
• React styling conventions

Watch for next class: required video

• Video: Async JS Crash Course - Callbacks, Promises, Async Await

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Class 7 (6/21)

React, Asynchronous Programming, and API

• React Application Examples (Components 1-5): React components, async/await, API

Demo

• React application example codes (Components 1-5)

Intro to Assignment 4

• Assignment 4 - Bank of React

• Example (starter) code for Assignment 4 (website deployed to GitHub Pages)

Work on the following items

• Practice of React application examples (Components 1-5)

Web browser extensions used in class

• React Developer Tools
• JSON Viewer

Supplemental Materials

• React Docs: Main Concepts (Sections 6-12)
• Promises, async/await, asynchronous JavaScript
• In-depth article on async/await
• Video: async/await
• Eloquent JavaScript: Asynchronous Programming
• MDN: Fetch API
• MDN: Promise
• Axios tutorial
• Video: Axios Crash Course
• Video: HTTP Crash Course

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Class 8 (6/23)

React Router

• Single-Page Application and Client-Side Routing (slides)
• Intro to React Router (slides)

Continue: Intro to Assignment 4

• Assignment 4 - Bank of React

• Example (starter) code for Assignment 4 (website deployed to GitHub Pages)

Intro to Final Project

• Final Project - Full-Stack CRUD Application

• Client starter code for Final Project
• Server starter code for Final Project

Demo

• Final Project starter application

Recommended materials for next class

• Redux: comprehensive tutorial by Dan Abramov, the creator of Redux (Part 1) (Part 2)
• Article on Thunks in Redux
• Coding example using Thunks

Work on Assignment 4 - Bank of React

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Class 9 (6/28)

Redux

• Managing state in React applications with Redux
• Intro to Redux (slides)
• Intro to Thunk Middleware (slides)
• React Application Examples (Component 6): Redux and Thunk

Demo

• React application example code (Component 6)

Work on the following items

• Practice of React application example (Component 6)
• Assignment 4 - Bank of React

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Class 10 (6/30)

Reminder: Assignment 4 - Bank of React is due on (New Due Date) Sunday, 7/3, at 11:59 PM.

Continue: Intro to Final Project

• Final Project - Full-Stack CRUD Application

• Client starter code for Final Project
• Server starter code for Final Project

Demo

• Final Project starter application

PostgreSQL and Postman

• Download PostgreSQL
• Download Postman

Supplemental Materials

• What's a CRUD application?

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Tuesday, 7/5 - NO CLASS. Classes follow Monday schedule.

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Class 11 (7/7)

Reminder: Final Project - Full-Stack CRUD Application is due on Wednesday, 7/13, at 11:59 PM.

RESTful API, Express, and Sequelize

• Build back-end application using Express and Sequelize
• RESTful API (slides)
• Intro to Express (slides)
• Intro to ORM and Sequelize (slides)

Demo

• RESTful API and test using Postman
• Express routing feature examples (express-routing)
• Postgres psql

Review for Course Assessment Test

• Review document and example questions/answers for Course Assessment Test
• Note: The above information is available on Blackboard.

Supplemental Materials

• Tutorial: Setting up a simple Node application with Express/Sequelize
• Relational database concepts
• Intro to Object-Relational Mapping
• psql commands
• Sequelize documentation

Resources

• Add an existing project to GitHub

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Class 12 (7/12)

Reminder: Final Project - Full-Stack CRUD Application is due on Wednesday, 7/13, at 11:59 PM.

Course Assessment Test (optional extra credit)

• Complete the optional Course Assessment Test on Tuesday, 7/12.

Work on Final Project - Full-Stack CRUD Application

• Final Project is due on Wednesday, 7/13, at 11:59 PM.