The Complete Web Developer in 2026: Zero to Mastery

Overview

Learn to code. Get hired. This is one of the most popular, highly rated coding bootcamps online. It's also the most modern and up-to-date. Guaranteed. You'll go from complete beginner to learning to code and getting hired as a Developer (this year!) at companies like Google, Tesla, and Amazon. You'll learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Machine Learning, and much more.

Skills that will allow you to apply for jobs like: Web Developer, Software Developer, Front End Developer, JavaScript Developer, and Full Stack Developer
Build 10+ real world Web Development projects you can show off on your portfolio
Learn best practices to write clean, performant, and bug free code
How to work as a freelance Web Developer
Learn React + Redux to build rich front end applications
Build a complex image recognition app using everything we learn in the course
Use NodeJS to write server-side JavaScript
Use Express, SQL and PostgreSQL to create fullstack applications that scale
Learn modern technologies that are ACTUALLY being used at tech companies in 2026
Build a professional Portfolio Website
Master modern Web Development fundamentals as well as advanced topics
Master beginner and advanced JavaScript topics
Build your own full stack websites and applications
Become a professional Web Developer and get hired
Learn to implement user authentication
Master fundamental concepts in Web Development

Syllabus

Introduction

The Complete Web Developer: Zero to Mastery
Course Outline
Exercise: Meet Your Classmates and Instructor
Understanding Your Video Player
Set Your Learning Streak Goal

How The Internet Works

Browsing the Web
Breaking Google
Exercise: Break Google Yourself
The Internet Backbone
Traceroute
Exercise: Running traceroute
DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: I
What Does A Developer Do?
Web Developer Monthly
Let's Have Some Fun (+ Free Resources)

History Of The Web

WWW vs Internet
HTML, CSS, Javascript
DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: II
Developer History
Exercise: Adding CSS and JavaScript to Tim's website
Optional Resource: More About the History of the Web
Unlimited Updates

A.I. & How to Use ChatGPT

How to Use A.I. with this Course
Future of A.I. & How to Adapt
How to Use ChatGPT
Don't Be A Junior

HTML5

Build Your First Website
Resources: Your Text Editor
DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: III
Quick Note About w3schools
How To Ask Questions
HTML Tags
HTML Tags 2
Self Closing HTML Tags
Anchor Tag
Q&A: index.html
Q&A: Relative vs Absolute Path
Course Check-In

Advanced HTML 5

Code Along: Files for Upcoming Videos
HTML Forms
HTML Forms 2
Submitting A Form
HTML Tags 3
HTML vs HTML 5
Copy A Website
HTML Challenge
HTML Lesson Files
Exercise: HTML Quiz
Quick Note: More HTML
Implement a New Life System

Exercise Files: Code-Along
Your First CSS
CSS Properties
CSS Selectors
Optional Exercise: CSS Selectors
Text and Font
Images In CSS
Box Model
px vs em vs rem
Optional: PX, EM, REM, %, VW, and VH
Exercise: CSS Quiz

Advanced CSS

Critical Render Path
Exercise File: Code-Along Images
Flexbox
Optional Exercise: Flexbox Froggy
Image Gallery Files
CSS 3
Optional Exercise: Mastering Transitions and Transforms
Responsive UI
Exercise: Robot Animation
Exercise: Robot Animation Starter Files
Solution: Robot Animation
Optional Exercise: CSS

Bootstrap, Templates, And Building Your Startup Landing Page

Evolving Technology
Bootstrap Introduction
Quick Note: Upcoming Lesson
Just Watch: Bootstrap
Bootstrap 5 Update
Exercise: Changing Versions
Fast and the Furious Bootstrap
Exercise: Fast and the Furious Bootstrap Challenge
Bootstrap Grid
Free Resources For Our Project
Exercise: Startup Landing Page
Exercise: Startup Landing Page 2
Exercise: Startup Landing Page 3
Quick Note: The hr tag
Exercise: Startup Landing Page 4
Bootstrap 5.2+ Button Hover Update
Exercise: Startup Landing Page 5
Quick Note: Text Not Centered?
Quick Note: Mailchimp
Exercise: Adding Email Subscribe Form With MailChimp
Quick Note: Upcoming Videos
Exercise: Putting Your Website Online
Exercise: Putting Your Website Online 2
Quick Note: Upcoming Video
DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: IV
Using Templates
Resources for FREE Templates
Startup Landing Pages by Students
Using A.I. Tools and Your Portfolio

CSS Grid + CSS Layout

Section Overview
CSS Grid vs Flexbox vs Bootstrap
Quick Note: grid-gap to gap
CSS Grid 1
CSS Grid 2
CSS Grid 3
CSS Grid 4
CSS Grid 5
Optional Exercise: CSS Grid
Exercise: CSS Layout
Solution: Navigation Bar
Solution: Navigation Bar 2
Solution: Cover
Solution: Project Grid + Footer
Quick Note: Upcoming Video
Solution: Prettify
Resources: CSS Guide
The Truth About CSS

Career Of A Web Developer

2025 Updated Statistics
Career Of A Web Developer
Web Developer Roadmap
Quick Note: Upcoming Video
What If I Don't Have Enough Experience?
Endorsements On LinkedIn
New: DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS
Rubber Ducking with ChatGPT

JavaScript

Introduction To Javascript
What Is Javascript?
New JavaScript Features
Your First Javascript
Exercise: Number, String, Boolean, Comparisons
Variables
Exercise: Variables
Exercise: Make A Calculator
Control Flow
Exercise: Make A Keyless Car
Javascript On Our Webpage
Functions
Exercise: Make A Keyless Car Even Better
Data Structures: Arrays
Exercise: Arrays
Data Structures: Objects
Exercise: Objects And Arrays For Facebook App
Exercise: Build Facebook
Javascript Terminology
Loops
Exercise: Build Facebook 2
Javascript Keywords
Section Outline Document

DOM Manipulation

Document Object Model
DOM Selectors
Exercise: DOM Selectors
DOM Events
Note: Callback Functions
Exercise: DOM Events
Solution: DOM Events
Exercise: Background Generator
Background Generator Files
jQuery
DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: V

Advanced JavaScript

Scope
Exercise: Scope
Advanced Control Flow
Exercise: Advanced Control Flow
ES5 and ES6
Exercise: ES5 and ES6
Advanced Functions
Exercise: Advanced Functions
Advanced Arrays
Exercise: Advanced Arrays
Advanced Objects
Quick Note: Upcoming Videos
Pass By Value vs Pass By Reference
Type Coercion
Exercise: Advanced Objects
ES7 (ES2016)
Exercise: ES7
ES8 (ES2017)
Exercise: ES8
Note: ES9 + ES8 Async Await
ES10 (ES2019)
Exercise: ES10
Advanced Loops
Exercise: Advanced Loops
ES2020 Part 1
ES2020 Part 2
ES2020 Part 3
Exercise: ES2020
ES2021
ES2022
ES2023
Exercise: ES2023
ES2024
ES2025 and Beyond
Updated Background Generator Project
Debugging
How Javascript Works
Modules
More Modules To Come!
Exercise: Imposter Syndrome
Extra Javascript Practice

Command Line

For WINDOWS Users ONLY
Quick Note: For Windows Users
Using The Terminal
Exercise: Practice Using The Terminal

Developer Environment

Sublime Text
Resources: Customizing Sublime Text
VS Code
Resources: Customizing VS Code
Terminal
Resources: Customizing Terminal
For Windows: Customizing Git Bash

Git + Github + Open Source Projects

Installing Git
Git + Github Part 1
Github Update: Master --> Main
Git + Github Part 2
My Terminal Setup
Contributing To Open Source
Contributing To Open Source 2
Exercise: Contribute To Our Open Source
Keeping Your Fork Up To Date

A Day In The Life Of A Developer

A Typical Day
Exercise: Helping A Developer
A Developer's Morning Routine

NPM + NPM Scripts

Introduction To NPM
Setting Up NPM and package.json
Update: Latest Node.js and NPM
Troubleshoot: Installing NPM and Node.js
Installing And Using Packages
Why Update Packages?
Quick Note About Packages
Exercise: Create A Portfolio

React.js Fundamentals (v19)

Introduction To React.js
React History & Latest Version (v19)
Files For This Section
Create React App
React + Vite
Converting Project To Vite@Latest
React App Folder Structure
React 18 Update
React Fundamentals
React Fundamentals 2
Hooks vs Classes
Class vs Functional App.js
Your First React Component
Code Along: Files for Upcoming Videos
Building A React App 1
React.Fragment and Semantic HTML
The Dirty Little Secret To Become An Expert
Building A React App 2
Building A React App 3
Styling Your React App
Quick Note: JSON Placeholder
Building A React App 4
Building A React App 5
Building A React App 6
Project Files
Keeping Your Projects Up To Date
Upgrading to React 18
Converting to Vite@Latest
Deploying Our React App
Exercise: React 19, Vite, and Github Pages Deploy
Review React 19 & Latest Updates
React Review

[OPTIONAL] Extra Learning: React Hooks

New React Hooks Documentation
Code Along: Files for Upcoming Videos
React Hooks
React Hooks 2
React Hooks 3
React Hooks 4
React Hooks 5
React Hooks 6
React Hooks 7
React Hooks 8
Project Files - Hooks
React Hooks 9

HTTP/JSON/AJAX + Asynchronous Javascript

HTTP/HTTPS
JSON
JSON vs Form Data
AJAX
Quick Note: Upcoming Video
Promises
Exercise: Promises
ES8 - Async Await
Exercise: ES8 - Async Await
ES9 (ES2018)
ES9 (ES2018) - Async
ES2020: allSettled()
ES2021: any()
Reviewing ES6, ES7, ES8, ES9, ES10, ES11 Features

Backend Introduction

Backend Basics

APIs

Getting Ready For This Section
Introduction to APIs
Exercise: Web App API
Resources: Public APIs

Leveling Up: The Power of Problem Solving

Snapshot Model of Learning
Deliberate Practice
Exercise: Deliberate Practice

FINAL PROJECT: SmartBrain Front-End

What We Are Building
DEVELOPER FUNDAMENTALS: Maintain Your Codebase
Quick Note: React Tilt + React Particles
Building Our Components
Introducing our Machine Learning API
Resource: Clarifai API Docs
Before We Start The Big Part
Quick Note: Next 3 Lectures
JUST WATCH: Testing Our API
Reading Documentation Like a Pro
Exercise: Coding Your Image Recognition API
Face Detection Box
Customizing your App
Sign In Form And Routing
Project Files: Github

Node.js + Express.js

Introduction To Node.js
fetch() in Node
Latest Version of Node.js
For Windows Users
Running script.js In Node
ES2020: globalThis
Modules In Node
ES6 Modules??
ES6 Modules In Node
ES2022: Top Level Await
Exercise: ES2022 Top Level Await
ES2022: Await Import
Types of Modules
node --watch
Building a Server
Introduction to Express.js
Express Middleware
Express Version Update
Postman
Quick Note: req.header
RESTful APIs
Node File System Module
Exercise: Santa's Node Helper
Exercise Resources: Santa's Node Helper
Solution: Santa's Node Helper

FINAL PROJECT: SmartBrain Back-End -- Server

Code Along: Project Files
Setting Up Our Server
/signin and /register
/profile/:id and /image
Quick Note: Bcrypt
Storing User Passwords
Resource: Storing User Passwords Securely
Connecting To Our Front-End
Resource: CORS
Registering Users
Exercise: Load User Feature
User Profile Update
Project Files: Github

Databases

Introduction To Databases
Installing PostgreSQL
Resources: Installing PostgreSQL
For Windows Users
SQL: Create Table
SQL: Insert Into + Select
SQL: Alter Table + Update
SQL: Conditional Selections
SQL: Functions
Joining Tables Part 1
Joining Tables Part 2
SQL: Delete From + Drop Table
Exercises: SQL Commands

FINAL PROJECT: SmartBrain Back-End -- Database

Code Along: Project Files
Setting Up Your Database
Connecting To The Database
Troubleshooting: Connecting Knex
Registering A User Part 1
Registering A User Part 2
Getting User Profiles
Quick Note: Knex.js Breaking Changes
Updating Entries
Quick Note: Knex.js Breaking Changes 2
Sign In
Quick Note: Removing Unused Variables
Putting It All Together
Project Files: Github
What's Next?

Production + Deployment

Deploying Our Files
Code Along: Project Files
Code Review
Quick Note: Clarifai API
Security Review
Quick Note: Cleaning Up
Optional Exercise: Using ChatGPT
Optional: Using gRPC API
Environment Variables
Alternatives to Heroku
Exercise: Deploying To Production
Deploying On Heroku
Quick Note: Troubleshooting Next Video
Deploying To Heroku Part 2
Deploying To Heroku Part 3
NPM Serve
Deploying To Heroku Part 4
Project Files: Github

Where To Go From Here?

Thank You!
Part 2
Review This Course!
Become An Alumni
Learning Guideline

Bonus: Extra Bits

Some Old Videos for You
Ask Me Anything - 1,000 Students
AMA - 100,000 Students!!

Extra: For Windows Users

Introduction From Wolfgang
Git for Windows
Install NodeJS for Windows
Install PostgreSQL for Windows
Using PSQL and PGADMIN

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