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This specialization teaches you to build desktop applications using JavaScript and Electron. You'll learn to set up development environments, implement main and renderer processes, and manage application windows, menus, and events. Interactive exercises and projects reinforce your skills while guiding you from basic setups to fully functional apps.
You will explore integration with frameworks like React and Angular, real-time data storage with Firebase, multimedia playback, game development with Phaser.js, automated testing, and packaging applications for release. Each module builds practical expertise step by step.
Ideal for web developers and programming enthusiasts with JavaScript knowledge, this intermediate-level specialization provides hands-on experience to design, build, and release desktop applications confidently.
By the end of the specialization, you will be able to create and deploy robust Electron apps, implement IPC, integrate modern frameworks, and manage app lifecycle and storage effectively.
Projet d'apprentissage appliqué
Learners will complete real-world projects including a hashing app, Pomodoro timer, code editor, screen capturer, music player, chat app, and a Phaser.js game. These projects enable students to apply Electron concepts, implement event-driven architectures, integrate frameworks, manage storage, and package applications for deployment, ensuring hands-on mastery of desktop application development.
