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Software engineering

Build and ship small web applications that solve real problems, from a clear request to a working release.

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Who it's for

  • First-time programmers
  • Students building a first web app
  • Curious career changers

What you'll be able to do

  • Turn a request into a small working program
  • Build a web page that responds to clicks
  • Test and fix changes across a web app
  • Ship and maintain software with a team

Course outline

19 chapters · 117 lessons written so far

Software engineering is the work of turning people's needs into software that can be tested, changed, and safely used. You'll cover writing code, building web pages and servers, storing data, testing, security, teamwork, and releasing and maintaining software, so you can make useful projects and contribute to development work.

BeginnerSoftware requirements · The development environment · Values and expressions19 chapters
  1. 1

    Software requirements

    Users and problem statements · Functional requirements · Quality requirements and constraints · Acceptance criteria · Feature decomposition · Challenge: Software requirements

  2. 2

    The development environment

    Project files and paths · Terminal navigation · Editing source code · Running JavaScript · Code, runtimes, and processes · Challenge: The development environment

  3. 3

    Values and expressions

    Variables and constants · Primitive data types · Arithmetic expressions · Strings and interpolation · Type conversion · Challenge: Values and expressions

  4. 4

    Control flow

    Boolean conditions · Conditional statements · Counted loops · Condition-controlled loops · Tracing control flow · Challenge: Control flow

  5. 5

    Functions

    Function definitions and calls · Function parameters and return values · Variable scope · Return values and side effects · Function responsibilities · Challenge: Functions

  6. 6

    Collections and algorithms

    Arrays and indexes · Array iteration · Objects and properties · Linear search · Algorithm growth · References and mutation · Challenge: Collections and algorithms

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  1. 7

    Code organization

    Modules and imports · Module boundaries · Packages and dependencies · Refactoring · Challenge: Code organization

  2. 8

    Technical documentation

    Searching official documentation · Reading API reference pages · Documentation versions and compatibility · Evaluating tutorials and samples · Challenge: Technical documentation

  3. 9

    Version control with Git

    Repositories and status · Staging and commits · Diffs and history · Branches · Merges and conflicts · Remote repositories · Challenge: Version control with Git

  4. 10

    Debugging and errors

    Types of program errors · Error messages and stack traces · Reproducing a defect · Breakpoints and stepping · Exceptions and error handling · Safe error reporting · Challenge: Debugging and errors

  5. 11

    Software testing

    Assertions · Unit tests · Test cases and boundaries · Regression tests · Test levels · Challenge: Software testing

  6. 12

    AI-assisted development

    AI coding requests · Reviewing AI-generated code · Verifying AI output · Data privacy with AI tools · Challenge: AI-assisted development

  7. 13

    HTML and CSS

    Semantic HTML · Links and images · Forms and labels · CSS selectors and declarations · The CSS box model · Responsive layouts · Challenge: HTML and CSS

  8. 14

    Browser interaction

    The document object model · Event listeners · Client-side form validation · Safe DOM updates · Browser developer tools · Challenge: Browser interaction

  9. 15

    Web communication

    HTTP requests · HTTP responses · JSON · Promises and async functions · Fetching data · Challenge: Web communication

  10. 16

    Server-side applications

    Local web servers · Routes and handlers · JSON endpoints · Server-side validation · Endpoint testing · Challenge: Server-side applications

  11. 17

    Persistent data

    Tables and primary keys · SQL queries · SQL data changes · Relationships and foreign keys · Database access from applications · Challenge: Persistent data

  12. 18

    Application security and privacy

    Authentication and authorization · Password storage · Secrets and configuration · Server-side access checks · HTTPS and data in transit · Data minimization · Challenge: Application security and privacy

  13. 19

    Delivery and collaboration

    Pull requests · Code review · Continuous integration · Deployment environments · Release monitoring and rollback · Issue reports · Challenge: Delivery and collaboration

IntermediateNot written yet. Zoonk writes its chapters as learners reach it.
AdvancedNot written yet. Zoonk writes its chapters as learners reach it.

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