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Full-Stack Engineer (2021 Version)

A full-stack engineer can get a project done from start to finish, back-end to front-end.

Includes JavaScript, Node.JS, SQL, Express.JS, React, TDD, and more.

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  • Skill level

    Beginner
  • Time to complete

    6 months
  • Certificate of completion

    Yes
  • Prerequisites

    None

About this career path

NOTE: This Path contains the syllabus from 2021. For the Path with the updated syllabus, please visit the Catalog.

Syllabus

44 units • 143 lessons • 85 projects • 102 quizzes
  • 1

    Welcome to the Full-Stack Engineer Path

    Welcome to the Full-Stack Engineer Career Path!

  • 2

    Getting Started with Full-Stack Engineering

    Introduction to software engineering.

  • 3

    JavaScript Syntax, Part I

    Get introduced to JavaScript and get comfortable with the basics of writing JavaScript programs.

  • 4

    JavaScript Syntax, Part II

    Discover more JavaScript techniques and features including arrays, looping, and objects.

  • 5

    Setting Up Your Dev Environment

    Learn about the field of web development and the tools developers use to create websites.

  • 6

    Git and Github, Part I

    Learn how to use the Git version control system to keep track of changes and document your work. Then learn markdown and publish your first

  • 7

    JavaScript Syntax Portfolio Project

    Build a Node.js console app that generates random messages each time a user runs the program and version your project with Git/GitHub.

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