The Full Stack

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The Full Stack

This course is part of Meta Back-End Developer Professional Certificate

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

234 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

95%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Build a Django app
Use the full stack
Configure an environment

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

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Assessments

22 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

As you prepare for your role in back-end development, practice bringing together multiple skills to build a full-stack Django app. You’ll start by setting up an environment for a local practical project, and refactoring the front and back-ends of an existing application. You will then have the opportunity to create the front and back-ends of a new application using your full-stack developer skills.

By the end of this course you will be able to: - Explain common concepts related to full stack development - Use HTML, CSS and JavaScript to develop well-structured, interactive and responsive websites - Build a full stack application using Django that stores its data in models on a MySQL database and updates its pages with forms and API endpoints - Describe the different environments that web applications are deployed to To complete this course you will need previous experience with back-end development, Python, version control, databases, Django web framework and APIs.

Introduction to the concept of full stack developer. Learn about the roles and responsibilities of a full stack developer and N tier architecture.

What's included

5 videos5 readings2 assignments

5 videos Total 20 minutes

Introduction to the course 4 minutes
A day in the life of a full stack developer 4 minutes
What is full stack development? 5 minutes
N-tier architecture 4 minutes
Module summary: Introduction to the full stack 3 minutes

5 readings Total 40 minutes

Course syllabus 5 minutes
How to be successful in this course 10 minutes
Working with labs and exercises in this course 10 minutes
Recap: What you know about client-server architecture 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

2 assignments Total 65 minutes

Knowledge check: Introduction to the full stack 15 minutes
Module Quiz: Introduction to the Full Stack 50 minutes

Learn about the front-end technologies HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

What's included

27 videos15 readings6 assignments1 ungraded lab

27 videos Total 127 minutes

How are HTML and CSS used in the real world? 4 minutes
Semantic tags and why we need them 5 minutes
What is Hyper Text Markup Language? 4 minutes
Semantic tags in action 5 minutes
Forms and validation 3 minutes
Form submission 4 minutes
CSS web layout 4 minutes
Widely used selectors 5 minutes
Document flow - Block vs. In-line 4 minutes
Basic flexbox 6 minutes
CSS grids 5 minutes
Pseudo-classes 4 minutes
Why JavaScript? 5 minutes
Programming in JavaScript 3 minutes
Variables 7 minutes
Data types 5 minutes
Operators 7 minutes
Numbers 3 minutes
Strings 3 minutes
Booleans 5 minutes
JavaScript selectors 3 minutes
Scoping with var, let and const 4 minutes
Functions 6 minutes
JavaScript DOM manipulation 7 minutes
Event handling 5 minutes
Frameworks and libraries 5 minutes
Module summary: Front-end technologies 6 minutes

15 readings Total 150 minutes

Semantic HTML cheat sheet 10 minutes
Input types 15 minutes
Submit 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
CSS units of measurement 10 minutes
Grids and flexbox cheat sheet 15 minutes
Solution: Create a grid layout 15 minutes
All selectors and their specificity 10 minutes
Pseudo-elements 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Exercise: Declaring variables 10 minutes
Solution: Declaring variables 10 minutes
JavaScript interactivity 5 minutes
Exercise: Web page content update 15 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

6 assignments Total 112 minutes

Knowledge check: HTML 15 minutes
Self-review: Create a grid layout 12 minutes
Knowledge check: CSS 15 minutes
Self review: Declaring variables 5 minutes
Knowledge check: JavaScript 15 minutes
Module Quiz: Front-End Technologies 50 minutes

1 ungraded lab Total 60 minutes

Create a Grid Layout 60 minutes

Build a full stack application using Django.

What's included

7 videos13 readings6 assignments

7 videos Total 42 minutes

Recap: What you know about Django 6 minutes
Recap: What you know about APIs 7 minutes
Recap: What you know about Databases and MySQL 6 minutes
Configuring Django to connect to MySQL 5 minutes
Recap: What you know about forms and ModelForms 8 minutes
Fetching data using JavaScript 8 minutes
Module summary: The full stack using Django 3 minutes

13 readings Total 175 minutes

Environment check 5 minutes
Optional: Creating a Django project (steps and code) 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Setting up a MySQL database on Windows 10 minutes
Setting up a MySQL database on Mac 10 minutes
Recap: Models and migrations 15 minutes
Exercise: Connect Django to MySQL 10 minutes
Solution: Connect Django to MySQL 30 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Querying APIs using JavaScript 10 minutes
Exercise: Submitting a form with JavaScript 30 minutes
Solution: Submitting a form with JavaScript 30 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

6 assignments Total 120 minutes

Knowledge check: Django architecture 15 minutes
Self-review: Connect Django to MySQL 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Django and MySQL 15 minutes
Self Review: Submitting a form with JavaScript 10 minutes
Knowledge Check: Django and the front-end 15 minutes
Module Quiz: The Full Stack Using Django 50 minutes

Explore the different environments that web applications are deployed to.

What's included

7 videos4 readings4 assignments

7 videos Total 34 minutes

Server and serverless 5 minutes
Virtual machines and containerization 6 minutes
What is cloud computing? 4 minutes
Key elements of cloud computing 5 minutes
What is scaling? 4 minutes
Load balancing 5 minutes
Module summary: Production Environments 5 minutes

4 readings Total 25 minutes

What does self-hosted, PaaS, SaaS and DBaaS mean? 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Networking in the cloud 5 minutes
How a CDN improves scaling 10 minutes

4 assignments Total 95 minutes

Knowledge check: Web server environments 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Introduction to cloud computing 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Scaling in the cloud 15 minutes
Module Quiz: Production Environments 50 minutes

In this module, you will be assessed on the key skills covered in the course.

What's included

2 videos6 readings4 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

2 videos Total 9 minutes

Course recap: The full stack 7 minutes
Course wrap up 2 minutes

6 readings Total 130 minutes

About the final assessment 5 minutes
Exercise: Connect the Little Lemon back-end to MySQL 30 minutes
Exercise: Set up a Little Lemon booking API 30 minutes
Exercise: Display the Little Lemon available booking times 30 minutes
Solution: Little Lemon booking system 30 minutes
Next steps 5 minutes

4 assignments Total 195 minutes

Readiness check: Connect the Little Lemon back-end to MySQL 15 minutes
Readiness check: Set up a Little Lemon booking API 15 minutes
Readiness check: Display the Little Lemon available booking times 15 minutes
Final Graded Quiz: The Full Stack 150 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Little Lemon booking system 60 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 5 minutes

Reflect on learning 5 minutes

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