CodeCraft Academy: From Zero to Full-Stack Developer

Extended & Detailed Course Description

CodeCraft Academy: From Zero to Full-Stack Developer is a complete, immersive, and career-focused program designed for students who want to enter the world of modern web development from scratch and grow into confident Full-Stack professionals. This course covers the essential technologies that power today’s web applications — from frontend fundamentals and interface design to backend servers, databases, authentication, REST APIs, and deployment.

Through a structured learning journey, students progress from basic concepts to building fully functional real-world applications. The program includes practical lessons, coding labs, mentor support, task reviews, technical workshops, and access to a private learning community.

By graduation, every participant will have:

• A complete full-stack portfolio project

• Hands-on experience with modern development tools

• Practical understanding of real business requirements

• Skills needed for employment, freelancing, or launching personal products

This course transforms beginners into job-ready Full-Stack Developers capable of building and deploying production-grade applications.

Course Structure (Modules)

Module 1 — Foundations of Web Development & Developer Tools

• How the Web works & Client-Server architecture

• HTML5 structure and semantic markup

• CSS3, Flexbox, Grid & Responsive Layouts

• Introduction to Git & GitHub

• VS Code and professional development environment setup

Module 2 — JavaScript: The Core of Frontend Development

• JavaScript fundamentals & syntax

• DOM manipulation and event handling

• ES6+ modern features & modules

• Working with Fetch API, JSON, async/await

• Building a small interactive web application

Module 3 — React: Building Modern User Interfaces

• React basics, components, JSX & Props

• State management: useState, useEffect

• React Router & SPA navigation

• API integration & data fetching

• Building a complete SPA project with React

Module 4 — Backend with Node.js & Express

• Node.js fundamentals and server logic

• Creating REST APIs & routing structure

• Middleware, error handling, authentication (JWT)

• File uploads & form processing

Module 5 — Databases & Data Modeling

• SQL vs NoSQL — understanding the difference

• MongoDB & Mongoose essentials

• Database schemas & relationships

• Query optimization & indexing

Module 6 — Full-Stack Integration & Deployment

• Connecting React + Node.js + MongoDB

• Building a fully functional Full-Stack application

• User registration, login & role management

• Deployment to cloud platforms (Render / Vercel / AWS)

• Production workflow & performance optimization

Module 7 — Portfolio Development & Career Growth

• Building a professional portfolio

• Preparing for technical interviews

• Resume polishing & LinkedIn optimization

• Freelancing & first client strategies