Full Stack Developer is a software expert who's equally proficient in frontend (client-side) development and backend (server-side) development. Full Stack Developers are familiar with each layer of tech stacks that go into the making of a web application.

HTML

Core markup knowledge to structure web pages and forms.

  • Introduction to HTML
  • Browsers and HTML
  • Editors (Offline & Online)
  • Tags, Attributes & Elements
  • Doctype, Comments
  • Headings, Paragraphs, Formatting
  • Lists & Links
  • Images & Tables
  • Working with Forms (inputs, validation basics)
JavaScript

Client-side scripting to make pages dynamic and interactive.

  • Introduction & Syntax
  • Internal & External JS usage
  • Document & Window objects
  • Variables, Operators, Data Types
  • Number & String methods
  • Objects & Arrays
  • Date & Time handling
  • Conditional statements & Switch
  • Loops & Iteration
  • Functions & Event handling
Bootstrap

Responsive UI with Bootstrap components and grid system.

  • Introduction & Grid System
  • Typography & Utilities
  • Colors, Images & Tables
  • Components: Navbar, Cards, Modals, Carousel
  • Forms & Validation classes
Node.js & REST APIs

Server-side JavaScript — build APIs and backend services.

  • Node.js overview: event-driven model and setup
  • Express.js basics: routing, middleware, request/response
  • Building RESTful APIs: endpoints, verbs (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE)
  • Handling JSON requests and responses
  • Authentication basics (token-based patterns)
  • POSTMAN: API testing, collection, environment variables, automated checks
CSS

Styling, layout, responsive design and animations.

  • Applying CSS to HTML
  • Selectors, properties & specificity
  • Colors, Backgrounds, Gradients
  • Box model, Margins, Padding, Borders
  • Typography & Font handling
  • Media Queries and Mobile-first approach
  • CSS Animations & Transitions
JavaScript (ES6+ & Hooks)

Modern JS features and React Hooks for stateful functional components.

  • ES6 features: let/const, arrow functions, destructuring, spread operator
  • Array helpers (.map, .filter, .reduce)
  • Promises and async/await (asynchronous flows)
  • React Hooks: useState, useEffect, useContext — practical usage and patterns
  • Modules & modularization
  • Callbacks & Promise-based flows
ReactJS (Core)

Build SPAs using React (component-driven, state & props).

  • Introduction & JSX templating
  • Components, Props & State
  • Component lifecycle concepts (class and hook equivalents)
  • Rendering lists and conditional rendering
  • React Router for SPA navigation
  • State management with Context API
MongoDB & Atlas

NoSQL database concepts and cloud-hosted database (Atlas).

  • SQL vs NoSQL concepts
  • Local MongoDB basics: create DB, collections
  • CRUD operations: insert, find, update, delete
  • MongoDB Query API & validation
  • MongoDB Atlas: cloud setup, connecting apps securely, clustering basics
  • Data migration and backup basics
Tools, Version Control & Deployment

Essential tooling and deployment workflow for real-world projects.

  • Git & GitHub basics: init, clone, commit, branch, merge, pull requests
  • Environment variables & .env usage
  • Deployment: Vercel for frontend hosting (React) and Render for backend/Node.js services
  • Connecting frontend to deployed backend endpoints
  • Basic CI considerations (push→deploy workflow)
  • Payment Gateway Integration: Razorpay integration, generating payment orders from backend, checkout UI, verifying server-side signatures, handling success & failure callbacks
Capstone Project

Build a complete MERN-style web application (e-commerce, marketplace or similar) integrating frontend React app, backend REST API, database on Atlas, authentication, and live deployment.

Learning Takeaways
  • Research & requirement gathering
  • Detailed documentation & README
  • Production-like coding & debugging
  • Version control & collaboration using GitHub
  • Deployment and monitoring (Vercel + Render)
  • Portfolio-ready deliverable