Javascript Development

Course details

Skills & Tools

Learn to code in JavaScript, the native language of the web used by developers the world over.

Production Standard

Build a single-page web app that persists user data and connects to services like Twitter and Facebook via APIs.

The Big Picture

Learn the fundamentals of object-oriented programming while receiving support from industry experts and a community of peers.

Curriculum

Unit 1: Fundamentals of JavaScript

Installfest

• Install and configure Node.js, npm, Git and other command line tools
• Install and configure Slack and join class room
• Computational thinking exercise and introduction to computer science topics

Working with JavaScript on the Command Line

• Internet fundamentals
• Understanding the client-server model
• Understanding JavaScript in the browser vs. the command line
• Running JavaScript code on the command line
• Introduction to variables

Data Types

• Working with variables
• Working with conditionals
• Understanding data types

Collections and Loops

• Working with collections
• Working with loops
• Iterating over collections

Functions and Scope

• Working with functions
• Understanding scope

Unit 1 Project, Slackbot

• Using the provided scaffolding, build a basic Slackbot that responds to user input and run it locally from your machine in the class Slack channel

•  Using the provided scaffolding, build a basic Slackbot that responds to user input and run it locally fr om your machine in the class Slack channel

Unit 2: The Browser and APIs

Objects and JSON

• Working with objects and methods
• Intro to JSON
• Working with JSON-formatted data

Intro to the DOM and jQuery

• Intro to jQuery
• Understanding the DOM
• Forms and user input

DOM and jQuery, continue

• Events and listeners
• Manipulating objects in the DOM

AJAX and APIs

• Intro to AJAX
• Making API calls
• Consuming and working with API data

Asynchronous JavaScript and Callbacks

• Understanding asynchronous vs. synchronous
• Working with asynchronous APIs
• Working with callbacks

Unit 2 Take Home Project: API Consuming App

• Build a simple, single-page application that consumes data from an open, third-party API

Unit 3: Persisting Data and Advanced Topics

Advanced APIs

• Authentication
• Working with tokens and API keys
• Working with Oauth

Prototypical Inheritance

• Intro to prototypical inheritance
• Working with prototypes
• Working with constructors

This and Anonymous Functions

• Understanding "This"
• Working with anonymous functions

Intro to CRUD and Firebase

• Understanding CRUD
• Intro to Firebase
• Writing user data to Firebase
• Retrieving and updating user data

In-Class Lab

• Begin working on your final project: a single-page application that consumes data from at least one API and persists user data via Firebase

Unit 4: Building and Deploying Your App

Deploying Your App

• Working with CSS frameworks
• Deploying your app to GitHub Pages/Heroku
• Using a custom domain name with GitHub Pages/Heroku

Instructor/Student Choice

• Instructor will choose a topic that is not covered in the syllabus and prepare and teach an original lesson on that topic
• Sample topics include introductions to various frameworks, libraries and tools not covered in class

Lab Time

• Work on your final project with assistance from your peers and the instructional team

Lab Time

• Work on your final project with assistance from your peers and the instructional team

Final Project Presentations

• Present your final project: a single-page application that consumes data from at least one API and persists user data via Firebase