Syllabus

Backend
Web Development
Bootcamp
An immersive, online web development course
to prepare you for a successful career as a
fullstack web developer

Last updated: 18/1/2022

A rapidly changing tech
landscape means the
web development
industry continues to
grow quickly, and is
expected to grow by at
least 13% in the next
decade.

1 | Intro
Table of Contents
3 Overview
4 Backend Web Development Curriculum
7 What Makes a Software Engineer?
8 Program Structure
9 Program Pace and Schedule
10 Contact Us

2 | Table of Contents
Overview

As a developer, you get to be the person that builds the next culture-shifting website or
web application. A rapidly changing tech landscape means the web development
industry continues to grow quickly, and is expected to grow by at least 13% in the next
decade. The widespread need for developers across all industries means there’s likely a
job waiting for you wherever you want to live. And if you’ve got persistence, grit,
curiosity, and a brain that likes to solve puzzles, web development could be the career
for you.

During the time spent with Re:Coded’s community, students learn to think, and build,
like software engineers. In each curriculum module, students develop key skills through
interactive labs, lectures, and close collaboration, showcasing progress through
Portfolio Projects. While the bulk of the material covered occurs within the JavaScript
and Node.js ecosystem, we carefully design our curriculum to prepare students to
launch software engineering careers, independent of any specific language or
technology. By the completion of the program, students have done so much more than
simply build technical skills: they have contributed to real products with a team and
built a portfolio that they can show to employers as they enter the job-search phase
with the support of our Career Services team.

But we know that there’s more to getting hired than having a great portfolio and
technical knowledge. Our curriculum includes built-in career development, so you can
enter the job market confident and prepared. You will get access to our Career Prep
Curriculum throughout the bootcamp and upon graduation, you’ll start working with our
Career Services team to help you define your career plan, polish your resume and
application materials, and practice your interviewing skills. You’ll then work 1:1 with our
Employer Partnership Managers to help match you with partners in our network. Finally,
you'll be matched with an industry mentor and will have access to our alumni network
who can help you build your professional network.

Common job titles of Re:Coded web development graduates include web developer,
backend developer and fullstack developer. Graduates have been hired at some of the
top startups and companies across the region.

3 | Overview
 Backend Web
Development

“
Full Time - 5 months I wouldn't have dared to
achieve this by myself
even in my wildest
dreams and it's only going
to get faster from here.

Shahed, Re:Coded Fellow

Bootcamp Launch Week 1-4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7

Meet Your Cohort, Class JavaScript Introduction to Databases CRUD
Structure & Expectations, Fundamentals Backend and Data Models
Required Technology and
Support
Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11
Authentication Revision Week Testing Architecture and
and Security Best Practices

Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15-20

TypeScript Cloud Revision Week Capstone Projects
Computing

Week 1-4 JavaScript Fundamentals

Before learning the concepts of backend web development, students will spend a
month getting familiar with fundamental concepts of the JavaScript programming
language which includes basic syntax and data structures, working with array and
object methods, ES6 syntax, asynchronous programming using promises and
async/await and TypeScript fundamentals. For students that already have previous
experience with JavaScript, this will serve as a preparatory week to solidify
fundamentals before jumping into Node.js.

4 | Curriculum
Week 5 Introduction to Backend

Writing backend code requires an intimate understanding of REST and the request-
response lifecycle. Students will learn how to build and run a local server with API
endpoints using Node.js and Express.js, handle GET, POST, and other HTTP requests,
perform validations and return a structured response. Students will also learn basic
server-side rendering, API building best practices and API documentation tools.

Week 6 Databases

Web applications that persist data between user visits inevitably use a database.
Students will familiarize themselves with the relational and non-relational databases
used in today’s ecosystem and their query languages: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB,
Elasticsearch. Students will also explore the advantages and disadvantages of each
technology, understanding the appropriate use cases for each one.

Week 7 CRUD and Data Models

A high proportion of backend applications can be distilled into four simple operations:
Create, Read, Update, and Delete. Students learn to connect their Express.js server to a
MongoDB database using Mongoose.js, build a schema for the data collections, and
implement models and controllers to perform CRUD operations.

Week 8 Authentication and Security

A website is often a personal experience, but to achieve that requires the concept of
user authentication and API security. Students will learn to leverage existing
frameworks such as Passport.js along with learning what’s under the hood by
implementing authentication using JWTs in API requests, managing sessions and
cookies, understanding password hashing, and securing APIs.

Week 9 Revision Week

Week 10 Testing

No company can scale beyond a small project without automated testing. Students will
learn about unit and integration testing, in addition to learning best practices
surrounding writing clean, modular, and hermetic tests. This unit will emphasize not
only writing tests as a means to verify robustness of code, but also utilizing test-writing
as a developer mindset for writing safe code.

5 | Curriculum
Week 11 Architecture and Best Practices

Students will go through a practical exploration of design patterns such as factory

methods, singleton, state pattern along with architectural choices like websockets and
microservices understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each approach in
writing well-structured, error-free, maintainable code supporting complex features.
Students will also familiarize themselves with the concepts of caching and job
processing that contribute to the performance optimization and reliability of
applications.

Week 12 TypeScript

Students learn to use TypeScript, an essential and marketable skill in today’s JavaScript
landscape. This variant of JavaScript provides type safety, allowing developers to write
more scalable and understandable applications. Students apply their learning of
TypeScript concepts using the Nest.js framework in comparison to Express.js.

Week 13 Cloud Computing

In the olden days, companies would keep physical computers on-premise in order to run
a website. Today once your backend is ready to hit production, it is deployed on the
cloud. Students will learn to deploy backends on cloud providers, such as Heroku and
Amazon Web Services, utilize cloud-based DbaaS solutions like MongoDB Atlas along
with exploring the use of Docker containers and proxy servers. On top of standard
deployments, students gain insights into modern, scalable deployments such as
Serverless functions.

Week 14 Revision Week

Week 15 - 20 Capstone Project

After completing the technical curriculum and learning phase, students will work in
teams of 4 - 5 and apply their technical and soft skills to design and build a backend
web application which they can showcase to prospective employers upon graduation.

6 | Curriculum
While the linear progression of
our curriculum is focused on
building technical skills, our aim
is to teach students how to
become software engineers—
which is distinct from simply
knowing how to code. Students
engage in a number of activities
that hone their communication
and collaboration skills and
immerse themselves in the
technical community, helping
build the foundation needed to
grow as software engineers in
the future.

7 | What Makes a Software Engineer?

What makes a
Software Engineer?

Portfolio Projects
At the conclusion of each program module,
students build advanced Portfolio Projects to
demonstrate both the technical skills they’ve
gained in the module and their creativity.
Portfolio Projects represent an opportunity for
students to explore specific technologies that
interest them while building a portfolio of fully
functional web applications to impress
employers.

Technical Presentation

Students build their credibility as engineers by

presenting their final Capstone Project in a
Graduation Demo Day event, explaining the
functionality of their web applications, what
tools they used and why.

Active Github Profile

GitHub is the modern software engineer’s
resume. Students push every line of code they
write at Re:Coded to GitHub through our
learning platform giving them an extensive
profile to show employers and fellow engineers.

8 | What makes a Software Engineer?

 Technical Skills Training
Employment Skills Training
14 weeks

Program
3 Structure

Re:Coded's curriculum is built on

Capstone Project three pillars:
6 weeks
4 Technical Mastery
Professional Skills
Industry Fluency

Throughout the fellowship, students not only

master technical skills but also core
competencies such as perseverance,
5
Career Services teamwork, and a growth mindset to succeed
6 months in the workforce.

8 | Program Structure
 Program Pace & Full-Time
8:1 Student-Trainer Ratio
Schedule

Length 5 months

Time Comittment 25 hours per week of individual, self-paced

work on online curriculum
10 hours per week of live lectures
2-3 hours per week of trainer office hours

Admissions Three phase selection process:

1. Application
2. Homework Challenge
3. Interviews: Technical and Behavioral
Career Services Students Receive:
Support Access to Career Prep Curriculum
1:1 Career Coaching Sessions
Profile Reviews (CV, Linkedin, GitHub,
Personal Website)
Mock Interviews
Employer matchmaking
Careers events and workshops

350+ Curriculum Students get access to Re:Coded's Backend

Hours Web Development curriculum

Students will have live lectures three times

Live Lectures
per week with their assigned cohort

Assigned Cohort Cohorts are made up of 20 - 25 fellows.

Fellows will go through the 5 month
program beginning to end together and
work on group projects together

Students will be assigned industry technical

Technical Mentorship
mentors throughout the bootcamp.

9 | Program Pace & Schedule

 Get in touch!

For more information, please check out

our website at www.re-coded.com or
contact us at [email protected]

10 | Contact Us