FrontEnd Development

Week 1: Introduction to Frontend Development and HTML Basics

Class 1: What is Frontend Development?

  • Introduction to web development and the role of frontend developers
  • Overview of the frontend tech stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks
  • Understanding the difference between frontend and backend development
  • Setting up your development environment (code editors, browser tools)

Class 2: HTML Basics

  • Introduction to HTML and its structure (tags, elements, attributes)
  • Common HTML elements: <div>, <p>, <a>, <img>, <h1> - <h6>, <ul>, <ol>, etc.
  • Structuring a basic webpage (head, body, title)
  • Creating links, images, and lists

Week 2: Advanced HTML and Introduction to CSS

Class 1: Forms and Tables in HTML

  • Creating forms: <form>, <input>, <textarea>, <select>
  • Validating form inputs (required, type, patterns)
  • Working with tables: <table>, <tr>, <td>, <th>, <caption>

Class 2: Introduction to CSS

  • What is CSS? Styling the webpage
  • CSS syntax: Selectors, properties, and values
  • Inline, internal, and external CSS
  • Styling text (font-family, font-size, font-weight, line-height)

Week 3: Advanced CSS and Layouts

Class 1: Box Model and Positioning

  • Understanding the CSS box model (margin, border, padding, content)
  • Different types of positioning: static, relative, absolute, fixed, sticky
  • Using float and clear for layout
  • Working with z-index for stacking elements

Class 2: CSS Flexbox

  • Introduction to Flexbox: Containers and items
  • Aligning and distributing items (justify-content, align-items, align-self)
  • Flexbox for responsive layouts (creating flexible layouts with ease)
  • Example project: Create a flexible navigation bar or card layout using Flexbox

Week 4: Responsive Design and CSS Grid

Class 1: Responsive Design Principles

  • What is responsive design and why it’s important
  • Media queries: Adapting designs for different screen sizes (desktop, tablet, mobile)
  • Mobile-first design: Writing CSS for small screens first
  • Using rem and em for scalable fonts and layouts

Class 2: CSS Grid Layout

  • Introduction to CSS Grid: Containers and items
  • Defining rows and columns, and creating grid-based layouts
  • Grid template areas and fractional units (fr)
  • Example project: Building a 2-column layout with CSS Grid

Week 5: Introduction to JavaScript

Class 1: JavaScript Basics

  • What is JavaScript and how it interacts with HTML and CSS
  • Variables, data types, and operators in JavaScript
  • Basic syntax: Statements, expressions, and comments
  • Functions, conditionals (if, else, switch), and loops (for, while)

Class 2: DOM Manipulation with JavaScript

  • Understanding the Document Object Model (DOM)
  • Selecting and modifying HTML elements using JavaScript (getElementById, querySelector)
  • Changing content and styles dynamically (innerHTML, textContent, style)
  • Adding events (click, hover, input) and responding to user interactions

Week 6: Advanced JavaScript Concepts

Class 1: Arrays and Objects

  • Working with arrays: Declaration, accessing elements, array methods (push, pop, shift, unshift)
  • Introduction to objects: Creating and manipulating objects
  • Iterating over arrays and objects with loops (for, forEach)

Class 2: Functions and Event Handling

  • Writing reusable functions in JavaScript
  • Understanding function parameters and return values
  • Event handling in JavaScript: Adding event listeners, removing events, event propagation
  • Example project: Create a simple interactive webpage with button clicks

Week 7: JavaScript ES6+ and Introduction to Frameworks

Class 1: Modern JavaScript (ES6+)

  • Introduction to ES6 syntax and features (let/const, arrow functions, template literals)
  • Destructuring, spread/rest operators
  • Introduction to classes and modules in JavaScript
  • Using async/await and promises for asynchronous programming

Class 2: Introduction to React (Optional)

  • What is React and why it’s popular for building user interfaces?
  • Setting up a React project with create-react-app
  • Understanding components and JSX syntax
  • Introduction to state and props in React

Week 8: Final Project and Deployment

Class 1: Building a Final Project

  • Working on a final project: Build a responsive, interactive webpage or small web app
  • Applying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills to create dynamic content
  • Finalizing the project for deployment

Class 2: Deploying Your Website

  • Introduction to version control with Git and GitHub
  • Hosting your website with GitHub Pages, Netlify, or Vercel
  • Setting up a simple project deployment pipeline
  • Final project review and feedback
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