Lectures

Set up your tools, ship a real page, and get a mental model of how the web fits together.

• Client-server architecture
• HTML — structure

Version control with Git and GitHub, and setting type on the web.

• Version control (Git)
• Hosting and deployment
• CSS — styling

Divs, classes and flexbox — arranging a page that works on every screen.

• Responsive web design
• CSS — styling

How software actually gets built and released, from DNS to the lifecycle.

• DNS
• Server-side languages
• Software development lifecycle

What really happens between typing a URL and seeing a page.

• How the internet works
• HTTP / HTTPS
• IP addresses
• Web browsers and their role

Where data lives — SQL, NoSQL, and building with AI assistance.

• Databases — SQL
• Databases — NoSQL
• Understanding data flow
• AI-assisted development

How software talks to software: REST, GraphQL, and LLM APIs.

• APIs — REST
• APIs — GraphQL
• LLM APIs
• AI features in products

iOS vs Android, native vs hybrid vs web, and how app stores work.

• iOS vs Android platforms
• Native vs hybrid vs web apps
• App stores and distribution

Design systems, and getting from Figma to working code.

• Design systems
• Figma to code

Cloud, scale, cost, and how product teams actually work.

• IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
• Scaling and cost
• Agile / Scrum

Build sprint and crits on your final project.

Ship-ready: polish, performance, security and privacy.

Final project presentations.