Updated December 2025

Full-Stack Web Development Essentials with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Node & Browser APIs

Class Duration

35 hours of live training delivered over 5 days

Student Prerequisites

Basic understanding of programming concepts

Target Audience

Software engineers, web developers, and technical leads who need a concise, practical refresh or ramp-up on modern full-stack web development. Ideal for teams standardizing on Node/Express and browser-native capabilities, developers moving from legacy stacks, and professionals who must improve delivery speed, code quality, and maintainability. This course assumes basic programming familiarity and focuses on techniques that accelerate feature delivery, reduce defects, and make applications easier to evolve at scale.

Description

This live, hands-on course equips developers to deliver reliable, maintainable, and performant web applications end to end. Participants set up a productive toolchain with VS Code and Git, master web standards and HTTP, and use browser dev tools for fast diagnostics. You will build server-side features with Node, manage packages, create Express REST APIs, and persist data. On the front end, you will craft accessible HTML5, production-grade forms, and responsive layouts using CSS3, Flexbox, and Grid. You will deepen core JavaScript skills—from objects and closures to asynchronous programming with promises—and integrate essential Browser APIs such as Storage, Geolocation, Canvas, Fetch, and WebSockets to ship real-time, user-centered features that drive business outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

Configure a modern dev environment, connect to lab machines, and work efficiently in VS Code.
Apply Git for source control: cloning labs, branching, committing, and managing Markdown-based docs.
Explain web standards and HTTP, and debug applications using browser developer tools.
Build Node-based servers, manage packages, and implement Express REST APIs backed by persistent data.
Create accessible, valid HTML5 with semantic structure, tables, and production-ready forms with validation.
Style responsive interfaces using CSS3 fundamentals, the box model, Flexbox, and Grid layout.
Write robust JavaScript: types, functions, objects, prototypes, closures, arrays/maps/sets, and async with promises.
Integrate key Web Browser APIs including Storage, Geolocation, Canvas, Fetch, and WebSockets for real-time UX.

Training Materials

All students receive comprehensive courseware covering all topics in the course. Courseware is distributed via GitHub in the form of documentation and extensive code samples. Students practice the topics covered through challenging hands-on lab exercises.

Software Requirements

Students will need a free, personal GitHub account to access the courseware. No local student setup is required, this course is delivered with GitHub Codespaces. The free allotment of Codespaces hours from GitHub is sufficient to complete the course.

Training Topics

Getting Started

Overview of VS Code
Edit Files in VS Code
Source control with Git
Clone Course Demos & Labs
Basic Git Commands
Markdown Files

Web Development & Node

Overview of Web Standards
Browser Dev Tools
HTTP protocol
Introducing Node
Node-powered Web server
Node Packages
Express REST API
Persist Data
Web Sockets

HTML5 Essentials

HTML Elements and Attributes
Validate HTML
Container Elements
Inline elements
Tables
HTML5 Semantic Elements
Support for HTML5

HTML5 Forms

Form and Control Elements
Form Validation
Input Types
Select
TextArea
File Upload

CSS3 Essentials

Basics of CSS syntax
Selectors
Order and Specificity
Text & Font Properties
Border Properties
Backgrounds
Box Model
Flexbox and Grid

JavaScript Essentials

JavaScript & ECMAScript
Types & Variables
Conditional Logic and Looping
Defining and Calling Functions
Development Tools
Working with Arrays, Maps, & Sets
Objects and Properties
Prototype Inheritance
Closures
Arrow Functions
Asynchronous Programming
Promises

Web Browser APIs

Web Storage API
Geolocation API
Canvas API
Fetch API
Web Sockets API