Full-Stack Web Development

Requirements

No prior experience in programming is required to attend this course. During the first 3 weeks (onlile), we'll go through the basics and get you ready for the core 7 weeks of the course.

You must be focused, ready to challenge yourself, and dive into coding 8 hours / day.

For more information about tools and other requirements, please read our FAQ

What you'll learn

Front-End

• HTML 5
  Foundations of the Web and web pages, semantically-structured elements, links, best practice and the basics of SEO
• CSS 3 & Libraries
  Style web pages for desktop and mobile, responsive layouts, accessibility, use modern techniques such as Grid, and implement third-party UI libraries such as Bootstrap or Tailwind
• JavaScript Basics
  Using the most popular programming language, learn data types, functions, logic, loops, recursion, closures, as well as the tools and how to read and fix bugs
• Advanced JavaScript
  Learn Object Oriented Programming, working with built-in libraries as well as external ones, solve complex algorhitms, async/await, and improve your code performance
• DOM Manipulation
  Make web pages interactive, transform data, and add logic to static documents
• ReacJS
  Learn and use React: the most popular tech to build web pages and web apps
• REST APIs
  Use APIs to get resources and data

Back-End

• NodeJS, NPM, Express
  Build servers, learn I/O, install and manage packages,
• REST API & JSON
  Build REST APIs from scratch
• Authentication & Security
  Understand security, tokens, and roles, create login systems to assign permissions

Database

• MongoDB
  Learn different Data Structures, pros and cons of Data Modeling, MongoDB, and how to integrate a databases into your projects
• SQL
  MySQL, the SQL query language, MongoDB vs SQL

Other

• Git
  Learn version control, how to collaborate on code within a team, and contribute to open-source projects via GitHub (our sponsor).
• Deploy
  Push your projects live and make them accessible to the world, environment configuration, CI/CD, and the basics of Dev Ops
• TDD
  Become a better code by implementing Test-Drive Development into projects

Projects & CV

During 3 + 7 weeks, we'll cover all the most modern technologies required to build functional full-stack web apps and websites from scratch.

You'll learn JavaScript: the most popular programming language that you'll use to build apps, databases with MongoDB, building and running servers with NodeJS, creating and styling user interfaces with HTML5 and CSS3. Most importantly, you'll learn how to put them all together and choose the right technology for different types of projects.

You'll also build a personal project in a team of 2 and learn how to manage technical projects with GitHub.

Timeline

3 Weeks Online Pre-Course

The first 3 weeks are online, we'll go through the basics of programming, we'll install software, and you'll get familiar with new tools on your computer as well as Tortuga Coders' portal, where you'll find content and exercises.

During the Pre-Course, you'll have access to your teachers and the other students via web chat.

7 Weeks On-Site Bootcamp

Now it's time to make your way to our bootcamp, and spend 7 weeks in-person on a tropical island 🏝 meeting the other students and learning with your dedicated teacher and mentors.

Lectures take place from 9am to 11am, from Monday to Friday. From 11am to 5pm you'll work on exercises and group projects with other students and with the help of our mentors.

After the Bootcamp

After completing the bootcamp and receiving your certificate, our mentors are available to guide you and support you in your journey to apply for and find a job.