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Zero To Mastery

The Complete Web Developer in 2026: Zero to Mastery

via 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
  •   CSS
    • 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

Taught by

Andrei Neagoie

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