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by University of Helsinki

The University of Helsinki's open web development course, built around React, Node.js and Express and worked through as written material with exercises rather than video. It runs from browser fundamentals through building and testing a server, state management, GraphQL, TypeScript, React Native, CI/CD, containers and relational databases. The material is free, and both a certificate and University of Helsinki ECTS credits are available at no cost. It expects existing programming ability rather than starting from zero.

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The course

Course details

Provider
University of Helsinki
Price
Free
Level
Intermediate
Format
Self-paced
Language
English
Access
Free and open access to all course material, with certificates and ECTS credits available at no cost

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What the course covers

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  1. Fundamentals of web apps

    Part 0 establishes how a browser and a server actually exchange data before any framework appears.

  2. Introduction to React and talking to a server

    Parts 1 and 2 build React components and then connect them to a backend over HTTP.

  3. Building and testing a Node server

    Parts 3 and 4 cover Express, MongoDB, server testing and user administration.

  4. Testing React apps and routing

    Part 5 adds front-end testing and React Router.

  5. Advanced state management and custom hooks

    Parts 6 and 7 cover Redux and other state approaches, custom hooks and build tooling.

  6. GraphQL

    Part 8 replaces the REST approach used earlier with a GraphQL API.

  7. TypeScript

    Part 9 introduces static typing across both the client and the server.

  8. React Native

    Part 10 applies the React knowledge from earlier parts to mobile.

  9. CI/CD

    Part 11 covers automated pipelines and deployment practice.

  10. Containers

    Part 12 covers containerising the application and its dependencies.

  11. Using relational databases

    Part 13 revisits persistence with a relational database rather than the document store used earlier.

Who this course is for

Developers who already program and want a structured route through modern JavaScript full-stack development.

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Who created this course

University of Helsinki

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki, which publishes this course openly online.

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