Web Developer On-boarding Training

• Vocational or Degree in any Computer Programming related or similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with two or more general purpose programming languages including, but not limited to: PHP, JavaScript, Python, Java or Objective C
• Experience in web application development or mobile application development

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the foundations of web development as they step through the creation and deployment of a sample application.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Design and implement new user facing features
• Optimize web applications to maximize speed and scale
• Write client-side code for web-based applications
• Create fast, easy to use, high volume production applications and develop prototypes quickly

Audience

• Beginner web developers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Introduction to Web Development

• Website vs Web Application
• Accessing Web Applications on a Mobile Device

Understanding How Websites and Web Applications Work

Preparing your Web Development Environment

Understanding the Presentation Layer (Frontend) of a Web Application

HTML Fundamentals

CSS Fundamentals

Javascript Fundamentals

Responsive Web Design

Front-end Libraries and Frameworks

Project: Design a mobile-friendly website

Understanding the Data Access Layer (Backend) of a Web Application

PHP Fundamentals

Databases and SQL Fundamentals

Linux Fundamentals

Backend Libraries and Frameworks

• Laravel

Setting up a Web Application Server

• LAMP stack: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP

Project: Create a Microblog

Securing Your Web Application

Testing Your Web Application

• Test Driven Development

Managing Your Project

• Version control

Project: Create a Cstore App

Advanced Javascript

Advanced PHP

Advanced SQL

Advanced Security

Accessibility and Localization

Project: Testing project

Deployment Techniques and Continuous Integration

• Jenkins

Collaboration and Agile Development

Project: TBD

Optimizing Your Web Application

Scaling Your Web Application

Troubleshooting Your Web Application

Project: TBD

Other Technologies and Methodologies

• React, Progressive Web Apps, NoSQL databases, etc.

Closing Remarks