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General
Questions about the course? Read Part 0 carefully, that has an answer to most of them...
This course serves as an introduction to modern web application development with JavaScript. The
main focus is on building single page applications with ReactJS that use REST APIs built with [Link].
The course also contains a section on GraphQL, a modern alternative to REST APIs.
The course covers testing, configuration and environment management, the use of databases for
storing the application’s data amongst other things.
The course is totally free of charge. You can get a certificate and even the University of Helsinki ECTS
credits for free.
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The course is worth 5-14 credits, and the content is the same as in the Full stack course held at the
Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki in Spring 2023. There is also an
associated project that is worth 1-10 credits.
Partners and affiliates of the course include Houston Inc, Terveystalo, Elisa, Unity Technologies and
Konecranes. See here for guest lectures on course-related topics given by various experts from our
partners and affiliates.
Participants are expected to have good programming skills, basic knowledge of web programming and
databases, and to know the basics of working with the Git version-control system. You are also
expected to have perseverance and the ability for independent problem solving and information
seeking.
Part 0 of the course material goes through the content and conduct of the course in more detail. Make
sure to read the material and instructions thoroughly.
You can discuss the course and related topics in our dedicated group on Discord
[Link] Please join the conversation!
Part 0 Part 1
Fundamentals of Web apps Introduction to React
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Part 2 Part 3
Communicating with server Programming a server with
NodeJS and Express
Part 4 Part 5
Testing Express servers, user Testing React apps
administration
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Part 6 Part 7
Advanced state management React router, custom hooks,
styling app with CSS and
webpack
Part 8 Part 9
GraphQL TypeScript
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Part 10 Part 11
React Native CI/CD
Part 12 Part 13
Containers Using relational databases
About course
Course contents
FAQ
Partners
Challenge
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