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WEEK 1
Course Overview & Practice DSA
Overview of Course
Setting Expectations & Goals
Efficiency & Complexity Analysis
Data Structures: Arrays & Strings, Hash Tables & Sets, Linked Lists, Stacks & Queues, Heap, Trees & Graphs, Union-Find data structures.
Algorithm Design Techniques:Recursion & Backtracking, Divide and Conquer, Greedy Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Problem-Solving
WEEK 2
JavaScript Essentials for Web Development
The role of JavaScript in modern web apps
ES6+ Features: let/const, arrow functions, template literals, destructuring
Functions, Arrays, Objects
Asynchronous JS: Callbacks, Promises, async/await
Hands-on: Interactive JS challenges and code snippets
WEEK 3
Developer Tools & Workflows
How the web works: Client-Server, HTTP, APIs
Introduction to Git and GitHub/GitLab
Version Control: init, add, commit, push, pull, branching
npm, package.json
Hands-on: GitHub setup and npm usage in a mini project
WEEK 4
Introduction to Backend Development with Node.js & TypeScript (Part 1)
What is Node.js?
Event-driven architecture & single-threaded nature
Node.js in the web development ecosystem
Setting Up a TypeScript Project with Node.js
tsconfig.json basics
Compiling TypeScript and running with ts-node
Modules, imports/exports (ES6-style)
Writing a basic HTTP server in TypeScript
Hands-on: simple route handling
WEEK 5
Building REST APIs with Express.js & TypeScript (Part 2)
Introduction to Express.js with TypeScript
Defining routes, handling requests/responses
Middleware concepts and implementation
Structuring an Express app in TypeScript
Error handling & basic input validation
Hands-on: Building a small CRUD API (e.g., Task Manager or Notes API)
WEEK 6
SQL & PostgreSQL
What is SQL?
Relational DB concepts: Tables, Keys
Learning to write basic queries in SQL
Joins in SQL
Data Filtering using SQL
Pagination in SQL
WEEK 7
Integrating Express.js with PostgreSQL
Introduction to ORM (TypeORM or Prisma)
Entity design & schema modeling
Connecting Express to PostgreSQL
Hands-on: Full CRUD API with DB persistence
WEEK 8
Authentication & Application Security
Introduction to Authentication
Hashing passwords with bcrypt
JWT-based authentication
Route protection and user sessions
Hands-on: Secure login & register flow
WEEK 9
React.js Fundamentals - Components & JSX
What is React? Understanding Virtual DOM
Setting up a React Project with Vite
JSX & Component-Based Architecture
Functional Components & Props
Hands-on: Building Simple UI Components
WEEK 10
React.js - State Management & Event Handling
Introduction to State (useState Hook)
Handling User Input & Events
Conditional Rendering
Lists & Keys in React
useEffect Hook
Hands-on: Building Interactive Components
WEEK 11
React.js - Routing & API Integration
Introduction to React Router
Implementing Navigation & Dynamic Routing
Making API Calls using Fetch / Axios
Handling API Responses & Errors (+ CORS)
Hands-on: Fetching & Displaying Data in a React App
WEEK 12
Full-Stack Project - Planning & Development
Structuring a Full-Stack Application
Combining React.js, Express.js, and Databases
Implementing CRUD Operations End-to-End
Hands-on: Developing a Full-Stack Feature
Deployment? - which platform?