Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB

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Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB

This course is part of Responsive Website Development and Design Specialization

Instructor: Professor Matthew Yee-King

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

615 reviews

3 weeks to complete

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Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

97%

Most learners liked this course

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There are 6 modules in this course

In this course, you will develop more advanced web application programming skills. You will learn how to control data read and write access using methods, publish and subscribe. You will learn how to access your database and server shells using command line tools. You will use the SimpleSchema system to validate data and generate input forms automatically. You will see a complete collaborative code editing environment, TextCircle, being built from scratch.

At the end of this course, you will be able to: - use Meteor methods to control data write access - use publish and subscribe to control data read access - install and use advanced Meteor packages - add user accounts to your applications - implement complex MongoDB filters - use the MongoDB and meteor server shells - define data validations schemas using SimpleSchema - generate data input forms automatically using SimpleSchema In this course, you will complete: 2 programming assignments taking ~4 hours each to complete 4 quizzes, each taking ~20 minutes to complete multiple practice quizzes, each taking ~5 minutes to complete Participation in or completion of this online course will not confer academic credit for University of London programmes

Welcome to 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB'! In this course we will be creating native mobile apps using Meteor.js, implementing social media features, such as following as well as writing and running unit tests on your JavaScript code. Finally you will set up your own server environment to run Meteor applications and you will implement the publish and subscribe data control model. I hope you enjoy the course! -Matthew

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1 video2 readings1 assignment

Welcome to the first module of 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB!' In this module we will look at accessing MongoDB on the command line, we will understand how to check for valid returns from find queries and identify reactive data sources within the Meteor framework. Finally we learn how to use the Session object to store user data, understand variable scope and use iframes to create separate DOMs. Enjoy!

What's included

8 videos1 reading7 assignments1 peer review

8 videos Total 57 minutes

Overview 0 minutes
TextCircle 17 minutes
Reactive data 3 minutes
Reactive sessions 7 minutes
Scope 8 minutes
Bootstrap it! 10 minutes
HTML preview 12 minutes
MongoDB, Meteor and reactive data summary 0 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Starter code 10 minutes

7 assignments Total 174 minutes

TextCircle 30 minutes
Reactive data 4 minutes
Reactive sessions 30 minutes
Scope 30 minutes
Bootstrap it! 30 minutes
HTML preview 30 minutes
MongoDB, Meteor and reactive data summary quiz 20 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

M-Instant part 1: working with Session 120 minutes

Welcome to the second module of 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB!' In this module we will learn how to use the core user accounts packages, customise the user accounts UI using third party packages and search for and add packages to an application. We will also look at how to query MongoDB collections from the command line and learn how to control data write access using methods. Enjoy!

What's included

8 videos1 reading7 assignments1 peer review

8 videos Total 58 minutes

Overview 0 minutes
User accounts 6 minutes
MongoDB shell 8 minutes
Customise the accounts UI 11 minutes
Who is editing? working with methods 13 minutes
Who is editing? UI 10 minutes
Improve the UI 8 minutes
User accounts, packages and methods summary 0 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Source code 10 minutes

7 assignments Total 200 minutes

User accounts 30 minutes
MongoDB shell 30 minutes
Customise the accounts UI 30 minutes
Who is editing? DB 30 minutes
Who is editing? UI 30 minutes
Improve the UI 30 minutes
User accounts, packages and methods summary quiz 20 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

M-instant part 2: working with methods 120 minutes

Welcome to the third module of 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB!' In this module we will use bootstrap icons and use the publish and subscribe model to control data read access. We will understand the concept of asynchronous execution and work with template data contexts and helper functions. Finally we will use packages to implement in-place content editing and use complex MongoDB filters. Enjoy!

What's included

11 videos1 reading10 assignments1 peer review

11 videos Total 73 minutes

Overview 0 minutes
More docs! 8 minutes
Docs in the DB 7 minutes
Using Session 6 minutes
Loading the new doc 7 minutes
Document list 8 minutes
Editable title 9 minutes
Controlling document access 10 minutes
Publish and subscribe 10 minutes
Final polish 7 minutes
Publish and subscribe MongoDB filters summary 1 minute

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Source code 10 minutes

10 assignments Total 290 minutes

More docs! 30 minutes
Docs in the DB 30 minutes
Using Session 30 minutes
Loading the new doc 30 minutes
Document list 30 minutes
Editable title 30 minutes
Controlling document item 30 minutes
Publish and subscribe 30 minutes
Final polish 30 minutes
Publish and subscribe MongoDB filters summary quiz 20 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

M-instant part 3: publish and subscribe 120 minutes

Welcome to the final module of 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB!' In this module we will create a well organised application using special Meteor folders and we will organise templates into multiple files. We will also learn how to use the iron:router package to create multiple page applications and we will generate data entry forms automatically using SimpleSchema and autoform. Finally, we will validate user data automatically using SimpleSchema. Enjoy!

What's included

10 videos3 readings9 assignments1 peer review

10 videos Total 72 minutes

Overview 1 minute
Reorganising the code 9 minutes
Fixing bugs 9 minutes
Routing 6 minutes
Iron:router 10 minutes
Grid layout 9 minutes
Find and FindOne 6 minutes
Comment box 15 minutes
Comment list 7 minutes
SimpleSchemas, autoform and code re-organisation summary 0 minutes

3 readings Total 30 minutes

Learning outcomes 10 minutes
Source code 10 minutes
Final version of source code 10 minutes

9 assignments Total 234 minutes

Reorganising the code 30 minutes
Fixing bugs 30 minutes
Routing 30 minutes
Iron:router 4 minutes
Grid layout 30 minutes
Find and FindOne 30 minutes
Comment box 30 minutes
Comment list 30 minutes
SimpleSchemas, autoform and code re-organisation summary quiz 20 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

M-Instant part 4 - multiple chatrooms! 120 minutes

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Professor Matthew Yee-King

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Reviewed on Nov 26, 2016

Very good introduction to Meteor. Should be updated to newer Meteor version, lots of things have changed in the official guidelines in the meantime.

Reviewed on Jun 29, 2020

The course was nice and the assignments were good. Although most of work was already done in assignments

Reviewed on Aug 15, 2016

This is really quite an advanced course that quickly takes you into making a functional, collaborative app. Very well taught despite the quite quick pace!

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