Course Outline

• Section 1: Front End Foundations
  • Design and implement layouts using HTML
  • Style websites using CSS
  • Make websites interactive using Javascript
  • Create Mobile-first, responsive webpages
  • Learn how to use grid systems using Skeleton
  • Make life easier using variables Sass
  • Work with Forms to create
  • Use Ajax to request resources from other resources
• Section 2: Building an MVC Application
  • Begin using Node.js to create servers
  • Use tasks with Gulp
  • Design an MVC application
  • Build an MVC application using Express.js
  • Store data relationally using SQL
  • Materialize & Material Design
  • Safely authenticate users using BCrypt
  • Safely authorize users access to resources
  • Learn the fundamentals of security & SQL injection
• Section 3: API Design & Consumption with Ruby
  • Securing API endpoints with OAuth for authentication
  • Learning object-oriented principals with Ruby
  • Implement service-oriented architecture
  • Store data in MongoDB as Collections using NoSQL
  • Build consumable REST APIs with Sinatra
  • Deploy services and consume the
• Section 4: Chicago-Specific Content
  • Learn skills focused for Chicago
  • Building single page applications (SPAs) with React.js
  • Bonus Lessons
  • Computer Science Fundamentals