About the course

Instructor

• Mihail Mikov
• graduated AUBG 2009
• fullstack engineer at Skyscanner

Communication

• slack channel
• trello
• e-mail
• office hours

Materials

• Syllabus
• Slides
• GitHub
• Books and articles

Topics

• Language design and features
• Data structures and algorithms
• Host environments and application domains
• Development, testing and build tools
• Frameworks and libraries
• Principles, patterns and practices

Technologies

• Mocha + Chai
• Webpack + Babel
• NodeJS + Express (Backend)
• React + Redux (Frontend)
• Johny5 (IoT)
• Electron (Desktop)
• React Native (Mobile)

Assignments

• Lab sessions (2 x 20%)
• Homework assignments (2 x 20%)
• Test (1 x 20%)

Lab sessions

• 2 sessions, each worth 20% of the final grade.
• Full instructions for each session will be provided in class.
• Lab sessions will be held on the 2nd, and 4th day of classes.

Homework assignments

• 2 assignments, each worth 20% of the final grade.
• Each assignment will require students to personally:
  • implement a solution to the given problem
  • write tests to verify the solution (or TDD)
  • write a Readme file presenting the solution
  • push the solution to a new github repository
• These assignments will be due by the 3rd, and the 5th day of classes.

Test

• The test will be worth 20% of the final grade.
• It will cover all the material and consist of multiple choice - and short answer questions.
• It will be held on the 5th day of classes.