Full Stack Open
A university course on modern JavaScript development, free and open, covering React, Node, GraphQL, TypeScript, testing and continuous integration through substantial exercises. University quality material with no fees and no admissions.
Course
Web Development
University of Helsinki
3 to 6 months
Intermediate
Free
What it is
The University of Helsinki's web development course, published free in English, taught through a long sequence of exercises that build real applications rather than through lectures.
Why the quality is unusually high
It is a real university course with real standards, updated continuously, and the exercises are hard enough that finishing a part means something. The scope is also broader than most bootcamp material, taking in testing, continuous integration, containers, TypeScript and GraphQL rather than stopping at a working front end.
What to expect
It moves quickly and assumes you can program. The React and Node sections are the core; the later parts on TypeScript, testing and continuous integration are where it pulls ahead of nearly everything else available free.
Best for: developers who already know some programming and want a rigorous, current, free full stack curriculum.
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