oggiedoggy12 / LambdaCSA-Syllabus

Lambda School Computer Science Academy Syllabus

• Week 1

  • Basic JavaScript
  • Advanced JavaScript

• Week 2

  • Data Structures I
  • Data Structures II

• Week 3

  • DOM
  • React I

• Week 4

  • React II
  • Redux

• Week 5

  • HTTP/AJAX
  • SPA/Routing

• Week 6

  • Client Testing
  • Node/Express

• Week 7

  • MongoDB I
  • MongoDB II

• Week 8

  • MongoDB III
  • Auth

• Week 9

  • Client Auth
  • Server Testing

• Week 10

  • DevOps & Deployment
  • React Native I

• Week 11

  • React Native II
  • React Native III

• Week 12

  • Break Week + Personal Project

• Week 13

  • Computer Architecture I
  • Computer Architecture II

• Week 14

  • Computer Architecture III
  • C++ I

• Week 15

  • C++ II
  • C++ III

• Week 16

  • Data Structures I
  • Data Structures II

• Week 17

  • Data Structures III
  • Algorithms I

• Week 18

  • Algorithms II
  • Operating Systems I

• Week 19

  • Operating Systems II
  • Operating Systems III

• Week 20

  • V8 Engine I

• Week 21

  • Relational DBs I
  • Relational DBs II

• Week 22

  • Capstone Project
  • Capstone Project

• Week 23

  • Capstone Project
  • Capstone Project

• Week 24

  • Capstone Project
  • Capstone Project

• Week 25

  • Capstone Project
  • Capstone Project

• Week 26

  • Interview Strategies
  • Job Search Strategies

Week 1

Project 1 - Orientation & Basic JavaScript Review

• Topics

  • ES6
    • arrow functions
    • const & let + block scope
    • template literals
    • default parameters
  • Understand linting and the AirBnB linter
  • if statements
    • logical operators
      • &&
      • ||
      • !
    • boolean values
  • for loops
  • arrays
    • .push & .pop
    • .length
    • .shift & .unshift
    • .slice & .splice
    • .split & .join
    • .reverse
    • .indexOf
    • iteration over an array using a for loop
    • .forEach
  • objects
    • key value pairs
    • dot notation
    • bracket notation
    • iteration with Object.keys()
    • methods
    • delete
  • functions
    • parameters and arguments
    • scope
    • anonymous functions
    • return

• Project:

  • Basic JavaScript

Advanced JavaScript

• Topics
  • Advanced JavaScript
    • higher order functions
      • closure
      • callback functions
    • recursion
    • classes
      • inheritance
    • this
      • 4 rules
        • constructor binding
        • binding in methods
        • global/window object
        • .call, .apply, .bind
• Project:
  • Advanced JavaScript

Week 2

Data Structures I

• Topics

  • Big O Notation and complexity analysis
  • Stacks
  • Queues
  • Linked lists
  • Hash tables
    • Resizing

• Project:

  • Data Structures I

Data Structures II

• Topics

  • Trees
  • Binary trees
  • Graphs

• Project:

  • Data Structures II

Week 3

DOM

• Topics

  • Document Object Model
  • Chrome dev tools
  • File structure
  • HTML elements
    • script
    • ul
    • li
    • p
    • a
      • href
    • img
      • src
    • ol
    • link
      • rel
      • href
    • div
    • head
    • html
    • body
    • title
  • JavaScript DOM interaction
    • document
      • getElementById
      • getElementsByClassName
      • event listeners

• Project:

  • DOM

React I

• Topics

  • React
    • components
    • functional vs class components
    • state
    • props
    • JSX
    • lifecycle methods
  • React dev tools
  • SASS
  • npm
  • webpack
  • babel

• Project:

  • React I

Week 4

React II

• Topics

  • create-react-app
  • .map
  • nested component composition
  • propTypes
  • onClick

• Project:

  • React II

Redux

• Topics

  • redux
  • react-redux
  • state
  • reducers
  • containers / smart components
  • connect
  • mapStateToProps
  • mapDispatchToProps
  • functional application design

• Project:

  • Redux

Week 5

HTTP/AJAX

• Topics

  • redux-thunk
  • axios
  • AJAX
  • promises
  • redux middleware
  • applyMiddleware

• Project:

  • HTTP/AJAX

SPA/Routing

• Topics

  • react-router
    • RouteProvider as Route
    • Link
    • Switch
  • componentDidMount

• Project:

  • SPA/Routing

Week 6

Client Testing

• Topics

  • jest
  • unit testing
  • snapshot testing
  • describe
  • it
  • expect

• Project:

  • Client Testing

Node/Express

• Topics

  • Node
  • express
  • RESTful APIs
  • req
    • req.body
  • res
    • res.send
  • route parameters
  • query parameters
  • Postman
  • body-parser
  • app.use
  • app.listen
  • app.get
  • app.post

• Project:

  • Node/Express

Week 7

MongoDB I

• Topics

  • Databases
  • relational vs non-relational
  • ORM
  • collections
  • documents
  • mongod
  • daemons
  • models
  • mongoose
  • mongoose.connect
  • mongoose.Schema
  • mongoose.model
  • module.exports
  • Model.find
  • Model.findById
  • Model.find().remove()
  • .save
  • error first callback
  • _id

• Project:

  • Mongo I

MongoDB II

• Topics

  • File structure
  • HOFs
  • Controllers
  • Models
  • Schema.methods
  • Schema.statics
  • Schema.pre('save', cb);
  • required: true
  • validate: {}
  • Nested Schema

• Project:

  • Mongo II

Week 8

MongoDB III

Repo coming soon

Auth

• Topics

  • bcrypt-nodejs
  • jwt-simple
  • passport
  • passport-jwt
  • passport-local
  • bcrypt
  • salt
  • rainbow tables
  • never store plain-text passwords
  • JWT
  • token-based authentication
  • stateless authentication
  • JWT secret

• Project:

  • Auth

Week 9

Client Auth

• Topics

  • localStorage
  • axios's config object
  • http headers
  • CORS

• Project:

  • Client Auth

Server Testing

Repo coming soon

Week 10

DevOps & Deployment

Repo coming soon

React Native I

• Topics

  • React Native
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Text
  • View
  • Image
  • StyleSheet
  • Expo
  • flexbox

• Project:

  • Client Auth

Week 11

React Native II

• Topics

  • AsyncStorage
  • TextInput
  • Button
  • react-navigation
  • this.props.navigation
  • this.props.navigation.navigate('Route')
  • StackNavigator
  • static navigationOptions
  • ListView

• Project:

  • Client Auth

React Native III

• Topics

  • localStorage
  • axios's config object
  • http headers
  • CORS

• Project:

  • Client Auth

Week 12

Break Week & Personal Project

Week 13

Computer Architecture I

• Topics
  • logic gates
  • binary
  • binary arithmetic
  • machine code
  • CPU
  • memory
  • RAM
  • storage

Computer Architecture II

• Topics
  • kernels
  • shells
  • bash
  • bash scripting
  • file systems

Week 14

Computer Architecture III

• Topics
  • C

C++ I

• Topics
  • data types
    • int
    • double
    • long
    • float
    • char
    • string
    • bool
  • functions
  • control flow
    • if
    • for
    • boolean logic
  • pointers

Week 15

C++ II

• Topics
  • classes
  • inheritance
  • methods
  • polymorphism
  • private

C++ III

• Topics
  • multi threading

Week 16

Data Structures I

• Topics
  • strings
  • arrays
  • vectors

Data Structures II

• Topics
  • linked lists
  • hash tables

Week 17

Data Structures III

• Topics
  • trees
  • graphs

Algorithms I

• Topics
  • BFS
  • DFS
  • binary search

Week 18

Algorithms II

• Topics
  • quick sort
  • merge sort
  • recursion & dynamic programming

Operating Systems I

• Topics
  • processes

Week 19

Operating Systems II

• Topics
  • memory management

Operating Systems III

• Topics
  • file systems
  • virtualization

Week 20

V8 Project I

• Topics
  • Chrome V8 Engine
  • JavaScript structure
  • shell

Week 21

Relational Databases I

• Topics
  • SQL
    • CRUD

Relational Databases II

• Topics
  • Postgres
  • sequelize
  • joins

Week 22

Capstone Project

Capstone Project

Week 23

Capstone Project

Capstone Project

Week 24

Capstone Project

Capstone Project

Week 25

Capstone Project

Capstone Project

Week 26

Interview Prep

Repo coming soon

Job Search Prep

Repo coming soon