This is one of the most intense phases of the program, when you’ll be working from at least 10am to 6pm at least five days a week—if not six. You’ll study:

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  Front-End Development

  Over the last five years, users have come to expect far more of web and mobile applications than ever before, and front-end development has increased in sophistication to serve those users. To make sure you leave here with competitive front-end skills, you’ll study HTML5 and advanced CSS, and then take things a step further with hyper-modern technologies like React.

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  Back-End Development

  While JavaScript has always been known for its front-end capabilities, advances over the past few years mean developers can now run it on the back end as well. And we want you to be one of those cutting-edge developers, so we’ll immerse you in Node.js and the amazing ecosystem of libraries that make JavaScript the back-end powerhouse it’s become. Finally, we’ll make sure you know how to use APIs to connect your apps to vast amounts of user data.

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  Databases

  To master data persistence, you’ll build your own SQL database engine, get familiar with popular SQL databases like Postgres, and learn how to integrate them into your applications.

At this point in the program, you’ll have a solid understanding of the technologies we teach. The next step? Using what you’ve learned to build fully functional web applications. Keep in mind that the project phase is still a full-time part of the program, during which—in addition to working with various teammates on the three projects outlined below—you’ll practice algorithms for interviews and deepen your industry knowledge by learning best practices.

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  Guided Team Project

  Known as Grace Shopper (did we mention we love puns?), this project requires you to work in groups of 3 or 4 to create an e-commerce site. This goal of this project is for you to learn how to build all the components of a web application from the ground up—and that includes the front end, the back end, and the application’s database functionality. This is a core proficiency for any working developer.

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  Personal Project

  Here, we’ll challenge you to use what you’ve learned so far to come up with an idea for a web or mobile application—and then build the entire thing on your own. You’ll have to take design considerations into account—like user experience and information architecture—and learn any new technologies or libraries your app necessitates, which will help you “learn how to learn,” so when you begin your career, you’ll be able to learn any employer’s stack in a relatively short amount of time and stay relevant by keeping up with trends in software development. Here are some amazing projects students have built.

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  Capstone Project

  You’ll want to cap your time in Fullstack’s Web Development Fellowship with an ambitious, impressively executed final project. Employers want to know not only that you have web development skills but also that you’re able to communicate your process to both other developers and non-technical project stakeholders, as that’s how development projects often work in the real world.

  
  

  To that end, you’ll need to work well with your teammates and understand how your own contribution to the project fits into the project as a whole. During the final week of class, we’ll record all the capstone presentations, and then you’ll receive a recording of your specific project to share on your GitHub, your website, or any other professional platforms. Check out these incredible Capstones from former Fullstack students.