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

• AWS

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 perform CRUD on PostgreSQL Databases.
• API building using contemporary frameworks and design patterns.
• Writing, publishing, and maintaining software documentation.
• Building User Interfaces using the React Library.
• 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	Challenge
01	Intro to NodeJS	Reverse Array
02	Modules and Testing	insertShiftArray
03	Express Web Servers	BinarySearch
04	REST API	Mock Interviews: Sum Rows, nth Fibonacci
05	Linked Lists, Big O, Resume Workshop	Linked List Implementation

Module 2

Class #	Topic	Challenge
06	Basic Authentication	Linked List Insertion
07	Bearer Authentication	kth-from-end
08	Role Based Access Control	Zip
09	Guided Project	Mock Interviews: Reverse Linked List, IsPalindrome
10	Stacks, Queues, Personal Pitch Workshop	Stack, Queue Implementations

Module 3

Class #	Topic	Challenge
11	Event Driven Programming	Queue with two stacks
12	Network Events	FIFO Animal Shelter
13	Message Queues	Balanced Brackets
14	Guided Project	Mock Interviews: Stack Max, Duck Duck Goose
15	Trees, Job Search Workshop	Tree Implementation

Module 4

Class #	Topic	Challenge
16	AWS: EC2 and Elastic Beanstalk	Tree Max
17	AWS: S3 and Lambda	Tree Breadth First
18	AWS: APIs and Dynamo DB	Tree Fizz Buzz
19	AWS: Message Queues and Notifications	Mock Interviews: Sum Odd, Compare Filenames
20	Project Kickoffs	Team Setup, Ideation, Wireframes, Tooling

Module 5 - Midterm Project

Class #	Deliverables
21	Wireframes, User Stories, Architecture Plan, DevOps, Documentation, Agreements
22	Phase 1
23	MVP
24	Final Polish, Presentation Practice
25	Live Project Presentations

Module 6

Class #	Topic	Challenge
26	React - Function Components	Insertion Sort
27	React - State Hook	Merge Sort
28	React - Effect Hook and Lifecycle	Quick Sort
29	React - Reducer Hook	Mock Interviews: Merge Sort, Quicksort
30	Hash Tables, Behavioral Interview Workshop	Hash Tables Implementation

Module 7

Class #	Topic	Challenge
31	React - Context API	Repeated Word
32	React - Context API	B-Tree Intersection
33	React - Cookies, Local Storage Login and Auth components	Map Left Join
34	React - RBAC	Mock Interviews: Most Common Word, Unique Character Strings
35	Graphs, Technical Interview Workshop	Graph Implementation

Module 8

Class #	Topic	Challenge
36	React - Redux Reducers, Actions, and State	Graph Breadth First
37	Redux - Combined Reducers	Graph Business Trip
38	Redux - Asynchronous Actions	Graph Depth First
39	Redux - Alternatives and Advanced Usage	Mock Interviews: Adj Matrix to Adj List, Graph Connected
40	Personal Presentation	Final Exam Prep

Module 9

Class #	Topic	Challenge
41	React Native	Mock Interview: Browser History, Find Anagrams
42	React Native	Mock Interview: Reverse a string (3 ways), Sanitize URL
43	Open Source	Mock Interviews: Estimate Water Usage, Convert year to roman numerals
44	Ethics	Mock Interviews: Rotate a Matrix, Largest 3-Product
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