Web Development: From Basics to Full-Stack
For beginners who want to build and deploy their own web app: how a request travels from browser to server, then HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React and Next.js, APIs, a PostgreSQL database, sign-in, and deployment, with clear notes on where AI coding tools help.
5 sections ยท 10 lessons
Course outline
How the Web Works
- What Happens When You Type a URL
- Requests, Responses, and Status Codes
The Browser Trio
- HTML Gives Meaning, CSS Gives Looks
- How JavaScript Changes a Live Page
Frameworks and Tooling
- Why Frameworks Think in Components
- Starting an App with Next.js or Vite
Data and the Back End
- APIs: How the Front End Asks for Data
- Databases: Tables, Rows, and Safe Queries
- Wiring the Add-a-Book Flow
Users and Shipping
- Logging In Is Not Locking Down
- Shipping with Git, Previews, and AI
- Is the AI-Built App Ready to Ship?