This is Pulkitxm's FullStackOpen Course's Reposittory

University Credits

Certificates (10 Credits)

• FullStackOpen (7 Credists)

• GraphQl (1 Credit)

• TypeScript (1 Credit)

• React Native

• CI/CD (1 Credit)

There are 13 parts in the course and this repository contains all the exercises of it in there separate directories . To locate a specific question of a part there is a dedicated commit Ex - to read the solution of first question of third part you can search a commit like p3q1

Tech Stack Learned

• React
• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• ESLint
• Bycrypt (Saltrounds and encryption for passwords)
• Jest (Testing by Facebook)
• Cypress (End-to-End testing)
• Redux (State Management Tools)
• React-query (Transact Query, managing and storing data retrieved from the server)
• Apolo GraphQl ( Communicating with servers)
• TypeScript
• React Native (Android & IOS Apps)
• CI/CD (Github Actions)

Course Structure

Part-0: Fundamentals of Web Apps

• Introduction to the course, outlining its structure, objectives, and requirements.
• Explanation of the course process, including lectures, assignments, and any project work.
• Overview of the submission criteria and assessment methods used in the course.
• Understanding the basic logic of running web applications, including the client-server model.
• Introduction to the concept of AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) for making asynchronous requests in web applications.
• Explanation of the meaning of "full-stack web development," which encompasses both the front-end and back-end aspects of web applications.

Part-1: Introduction to React

• Learn the basics of React, including setting up a project with create-react-app.
• Understand the concept of components in React and how to create them.
• Gain a solid grasp of fundamental JavaScript concepts like arrays, objects, and functions.
• Explore the useState hook for managing state within React components.
• Understand how changes in state trigger page re-rendering.
• Dive into more complex state management within React applications.

Part-2: Communicating with Server

• Learn how to use React to communicate with a server, a crucial skill in web development.
• Discover the Fetch API for making HTTP requests from a React application.
• Learn to parse JSON responses received from the server.
• Explore the use of React hooks for managing state while interacting with the server.

Part-3: Programming a Server with Node.js and Express

• Create a basic Express server for server-side development using Node.js.
• Handle HTTP requests, including GET and POST requests.
• Learn how to return JSON responses from the server.

Part-4: Testing Express Servers and User Administration

• Write unit tests to ensure the correctness of your Express server code.
• Use Express middleware to handle user authentication and authorization.

Part-5: Testing React Apps

• Write unit tests for your React components, ensuring they work as expected.
• Implement integration tests to check how React components interact with a server.

Part-6: Advanced State Management

• Utilize the Redux library for centralized state management in your React applications.
• Learn about the React Context API to share state between components.

Part-7: React Router, Custom Hooks, Styling App with CSS, and Webpack

• Use the React Router to enable navigation between different pages in your application.
• Create custom hooks to encapsulate and reuse common functionality.
• Leverage Webpack for bundling your React code.

Part-8: GraphQL

• Explore GraphQL, a more flexible and efficient approach to creating and querying APIs.
• Understand the advantages of using GraphQL compared to traditional REST APIs.

Part-9: TypeScript

• Use TypeScript to write more reliable and maintainable JavaScript code.
• Realize the benefits of using TypeScript for static typing.

Part-10: React Native

• Build simple mobile applications using React Native, allowing you to develop for multiple platforms with a single codebase.
• Use React Native components to render UI elements natively on mobile platforms.

Part-11: CI/CD

• Implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools to automate the software development and delivery process.
• Discover the numerous benefits of using CI/CD for faster and more reliable software releases.

Part-12: Containers

• Learn how to use Docker to create and deploy containers, making applications highly portable and isolated.
• Understand the benefits of containerization in modern software development.

Part-13: Using Relational Databases

• Use Sequelize, an ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) library, to connect to and interact with relational databases.
• Write SQL queries and manage database migrations, essential for data persistence in applications.