Building Front-End Web Applications with Plain JavaScript

Delve into building front-end web applications with plain JavaScript. Learn by doing, improving your skills through examples, and grasp best practices while creating functional, self-understood projects.

Beginner

143 Lessons

22h 10min

Certificate of Completion

Delve into building front-end web applications with plain JavaScript. Learn by doing, improving your skills through examples, and grasp best practices while creating functional, self-understood projects.

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This course includes

110 Playgrounds
14 Quizzes

This course includes

110 Playgrounds
14 Quizzes

Course Overview

This course shows you how to build front-end web applications with plain JavaScript without using any (third-party) framework or library. It follows a "learning by doing" approach, which means that you don't have to read lots of text about the intricacies of JavaScript. Instead, you’ll focus on the essential parts of JavaScript and read only the minimum needed to start coding your first app. Learning from the examples provided in the course can quickly improve your understanding of basic concepts and techn...Show More

What You'll Learn

Learn to build a front-end web app with plain JS.

Understand how to implement associations between model classes without third-party frameworks.

Learn how to build an app with constraint validation and enumeration attributes.

Improve your JS skills by building a complete app.

What You'll Learn

Learn to build a front-end web app with plain JS.

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Course Content

1.

Introduction

Get familiar with front-end web development using HTML and JavaScript without frameworks.
2.

The Foundations of Web Apps

Walk through the evolution of web technologies, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web accessibility.
3.

Javascript Fundamentals

Examine JavaScript essentials: data types, variables, strict mode, objects, arrays, maps, procedures, classes, localStorage, and new syntax.
4.

Building a Minimal Web App with Plain JS in Seven Steps

Apply your skills to building a minimal CRUD web application with JavaScript, MVC, and localStorage.
5.

Integrity Constraints and Data Validation

Enhance data integrity and validation through integrity constraints, responsive validation, and robust implementation in MVC applications.
6.

Constraint Validation in Plain JS

12 Lessons

See how it works to implement constraint validations for robust data integrity in JavaScript.
7.

Enumerations

7 Lessons

Piece together the parts of enumerations, record and extensible enums, attributes, and usage in languages.
8.

Enumeration Attributes in Plain JS

10 Lessons

Sharpen your skills in implementing enumeration attributes in JavaScript, enhancing models and validation.
9.

Reference Properties and Unidirectional Associations

11 Lessons

Look at reference properties, unidirectional associations, and their UI implementation in JavaScript.
10.

Implementing Unidirectional Functional Associations

8 Lessons

Examine managing complex relationships with JavaScript, focusing on class models and associations.
11.

Implementing Unidirectional Non-Functional Associations

9 Lessons

Enhance your skills in implementing and managing unidirectional non-functional associations in JavaScript.
12.

Bidirectional Associations

5 Lessons

Dig into managing bidirectional associations and creating efficient, consistent OO class models.
13.

Implementing Bidirectional Associations

9 Lessons

Follow the process of implementing bidirectional associations in JavaScript classes for cohesive object interactions.
14.

Subtyping and Inheritance

11 Lessons

Build on subtyping, inheritance, and their implementations in OOP and databases.
15.

Subtyping with Plain JS

12 Lessons

Step through subtyping techniques, class hierarchy, and data management in JavaScript applications.
16.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Look at the course journey from JavaScript basics to developing and enhancing applications.

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