Front End Frameworks (Udacity)

In this course, you’ll explore popular JavaScript frameworks that make building complex web applications a lot easier! Follow along as you build interactive, single-page applications that work seamlessly in the browser without ever reloading the page.

Filled with deep dives, code examples, and practical advice, you’ll uncover the magic behind JavaScript frameworks and what makes each of them unique.

What You Will Learn

Lesson 1

Building a Single Page Application

- The history of Single Page Applications.

- How to make a Single Page Applications.

- Learn the components of the most common frameworks.

Lesson 2

Examine A Framework's Source.

- Discover constructor functions.

- An introduction to Underscore's template function.

- Backbone events and routing.

Lesson 3

Angular

- Build your first Angular application.

- Learn Angular's Views, Controllers, Directives, and more!

- Routing in Angular using the UI-Router module.

Lesson 4

Ember

- Build your first Ember application.

- App generation and scaffolding with Ember-CLI.

- Learn Ember's Templates, Services, Components, and more!

Prerequisites and Requirements

Students should have experience building sites with HTML and CSS. JavaScript is heavily used in Front End Frameworks, so two years of programming experience in JavaScript is recommended. This course builds on:

- JavaScript Design Patterns

- Object-Oriented JavaScript

- Web Tooling & Automation

Other course requirements:

- Ability to use GitHub to clone repos and checkout branches

- Comfort with command line tools

- Ability to use Chrome DevTools