Frontend JavaScript Coding Bootcamp

Add EmberJS to your programming arsenal, and you’ll tremendously amp up your coding acumen. This powerful JavaScript framework automates the minutiae of backend development so you can focus on the client side, allowing you to quickly and easily create scalable single-page web applications.

• Use EmberJS to create web apps w/ 4.5 hours of content
• Set up your NodeJS environment
• Understand how to use routes, templates, handlebars & more
• Source data from models & use the Ember Data Library
• Create a working to-do list app by course’s end

Delve into D3JS, a handy open-source JavaScript library that turns large masses of data into polished data visualizations. You’ll learn to create interactive graphics that convey your datasets in digestible manners, in the process taking your JavaScript skills to the next level.

• Master use of the D3JS library w/ 3.5 hours of content
• Generate data visualizations of complex datasets
• Use the selection & binding tools
• Understand how to use the Scalar Graphics library
• Apply your newly acquired knowledge w/ a final project

Consider UnderscoreJS a personal assistant for your programming needs. This powerful library provides utility functions for common tasks, such as manipulating arrays, objects, collections, and other functions, so you don’t have to code them yourself. This is huge: you’ll spend less time bogged down by minutiae, and more time solving complex programming challenges—becoming a more effective developer than you thought possible.

• Master UnderscoreJS w/ 3.5 hours of content
• Access a resource to help you code more effectively & efficiently
• Get a refresher on JavaScript fundamentals
• Understand how to use array, object & collection functions
• Master use of wrapping & utility functions
• Complete a customer data project by course’s end

Learn all about BackboneJS, a handy JavaScript framework that will expedite the creation of powerful single-page web apps. This lightweight library lends structure to your code, ensuring it remains clean and maintainable and helping elevate your app development process to heights you previously thought unobtainable.

• Dive into BackboneJS w/ 5 hours of content
• Build powerful single-page web apps
• Learn about & integrate RESTful APIs
• Master JavaScript, jQuery & UnderscoreJS
• Understand how collections, views, routers & events work
• Complete a final project to consolidate your new skills

Meet ReactJS, a powerful JavaScript library developed by Facebook. Used by the likes of Instagram, Khan Academy, and—of course—Facebook itself, React is a tool you’ll undoubtedly find indispensable. You’ll learn to reap the benefits of React as a way to effectively render data as HTML, allowing you to build dynamic UIs that update quickly and efficiently.

• Master the ReactJS framework w/ 5.5 hours of content
• Use React in conjunction w/ backend technologies: NodeJS, ExpressJS, etc.
• Familiarize yourself w/ and utilize JSX
• Understand how states, properties & methods work
• Set up your server API and use AJAX to fetch & post data
• Understand & implement React add-ons

Here’s a valuable tool to add to your coding repertoire: KnockoutJS. This increasingly popular library allows you to design scalable, data-driven JavaScript UIs with no problem. KnockoutJS is particularly helpful for developing extensive client-side apps, using data binding to effectively organize code that would otherwise look cluttered and hard to read.

• Learn about KnockoutJS w/ 5 hours of content
• Effectively develop scalable single-page apps
• Utilize data binding to effectively organize your code
• Understand and utilize view models & observables
• Write easy-to-read code using templates & components
• Complete a final project to consolidate your knowledge

Developed by Facebook, Flux is a still-new application architecture used for building client-side web apps. It features a one-way data flow, which ensures app data update paths are explicit and understandable. As a result, tracing changes during Flux development is simpler, and identifying bugs to fix much easier. You’ll dive into key principles underlying Flux development, gaining a brand-new skill set that will help you build scalable, single-page apps more effectively than before.

• Build apps using the Flux architecture w/ 6.5 hours of content
• Understand the fundamentals of how Flux works
• Utilize Flux’s simple data flow, semantically descriptive actions & more
• Set up your programming environment & utilize Flux tools
• Master Flux components: action creators, dispatchers & stores
• Use Flux in conjunction w/ the React UI library
• Effectively develop scalable web apps