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4 - Connecting to the World

Learning Goals

Knowledge

Understand the basics about Internet architecture
Understand what is a protocol
Understand what is HTTP and DNS
Understand what is a Web Server
Understand what is Cache
Understand the difference between traditional web hosting and cloud computing
Understand what is JSON
Understand what is the client-server architecture
Understand the concept of Promises
Understand what is a programming paradigm
Understand what is Functional programming
Understand what is Object-oriented programming
Understand what are pure functions
Understand what is a package manager
Understand what a dependency is
Understand what a bundler is
Understand what is Test-drive Development (TDD)
Understand what is a Javascript Framework
Understand what is React
Understand what is JSX
Understand what is State Management
Understand what is a side-effect
Understand what is UX Testing

Skills

Be able to write a technical article
Be able to use JSON to transport data across different systems
Be able to use the fetch API in Javascript
Be able to use Promises in Javascript
Be able to use Async functions in Javascript
Be able to debug Javascript code using both the console and VSCode (or similar)
Be able to create code using the Functional programming paradigm
Be able to use a package manager such as npm
Be able to bundle a code base
Be able to create test units for Javascript code
Be able to use Typescript
Be able to create a React application
Be able to use state management in React
Be able to create a simple UX testing plan

Competences

To be ready to collaborate effectively with peers in order to achieve a common goal
To be ready to learn and apply new technologies independently
To be ready to exhibit the results of a collaborative work
To be ready to create and deliver rich web applications

Description

Students learn about important aspects concerning the connectivity of a web application, while getting in touch with more advanced concepts and tools and developing a robust technical vocabulary. At the same time, knowledge is built about how to improve the chances of creating something that real people will have an easy time using.

Design Research Module

Design/UX - Testing

Code Research Module

Product Development

A web application which focuses on connectivity and interactivity
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