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Self-paced Coding Curriculum (full-stack)

This is a self-paced coding curriculum I created to teach myself how to code. Hope it helps you and others in their coding journey. Best wishes!

Part 1: HTML/CSS Basics

• HTML/CSS Tutorial
• HTML forms Note: Do the “Try it yourself” exercises in each section.
• Layout basics (READ!)

Project: You can use an online text editor to write your code: www.jsbin.com

• HTML/CSS Review. Watch. (12 mins)
• Project 1 (Build this)

Part 2: Responsive Web Design Basics

• Responsive Web Design (READ)
• Media Queries (READ) Note: Do the “Try it yourself” exercises in each section.

Part 3: Bootstrap Basics

• Quick Intro (Read & walkthrough)
• Tutorial 1 (code along)
• Tutorial 2 (code along)

Part 4: JavaScript Basics

• JavaScript Tutorial
• Intermediate JavaScript Tutorial
• JavaScript Exercises (Do 7 from these sections: Functions, Recursions, Conditionals, and HTML DOM)

Tip: Read solution first. Understand it. Then code it till you can do it without looking.

PROJECT:

• JavaScript To-do list app (Type it out)

Note: Google/StackOverflow anything you’re not familiar with.

Part 5: jQuery Basics

• jQuery Tutorial
• jQuery Exercises (Do 7 from each section)
• JQuery Cheat Sheet

Part 6: Command Line & Git Basics

• Command Line (Unit 1 & 2)
• Git

End of front-end/web development fundamentals.

Part 7: SQL basics

• SQL Tutorial
• Exercises (Do 5 from each)

Part 8: Ruby basics

• Ruby Tutorial
• Exercises (Do 1-19)

Tip: Read solution first. Understand it. Then code it till you can do it without looking.

• OOP in Ruby (Must Read!)

Part 9: Sinatra Basics(DO ALL)

Note: Do this Sinatra tutorial first, to make Rails easier to pick up.

• Sinatra tutorial Pt. 1

• Sinatra tutorial Pt. 2

• Sinatra tutorial Pt. 3

• Official Sinatra Guide

• Sinatra Template I use

Part 10: Ruby on Rails Basics

• Rails Tutorial
• Intermediate Rails tutorial

Rails Projects (Code Along):

• Store App
• Single-user Twitter app
• Book Review App(Do All Parts)

Extra Reference:

• Standard controller actions
• Extra Rails Tutorial

Part 11: Testing Ruby with Rspec

• RSpec Intro
• RSpec tutorial
• RSpec conventions

Part 12: Interview Prep

• Rails Developer Interview Questions
• Tech Interview Cheat-sheet
• Coding Interview Tips

Build a couple Rails projects that incorporate APIs and RSpec tests for your portfolio.

Extra Reference materials:

• Ruby Algorithm implementations
• JavaScript Algorithm implementations