Module Overview

Here is the course content for my time at Makers. As I revisit the content, I'll update and push my code into the respective folder. I will additionally be pushing other revision-based code into this repo such as the OOP folder

Python Foundations and Developer Tools

Objective:

• Manipulate files and directory structures using the command line
• Track changes to their code using Git version control
• Write procedural programs

Engineering Practices (‘Golden Square’)

Objective:

• Apply and explain four key engineering practices: test-driven development, program design, debugging and pair programming

Database-backed Web Applications

Objective:

• Design multi-table databases
• Use SQL to query databases
• Integrate a relational database into a web application
• Explain how HTTP requests request and modify web applications
• Apply golden square engineering practices to a web application
• Complete a series of exercises and projects building towards a fully fledged database-backed web application

Cloud Deployment

Objective:

• Explain how code goes from running on a computer to running on a publicly accessible server
• Explain how continuous integration and deployment (CI-CD) is used in software teams
• Deploy database-backed web applications to the cloud using CI-CD
• Build and run containers with database-backed web applications
• Deploy containers to the cloud using CI-CD

MakersBnb

Objective:

• Explain why and how agile processes are used in software development
• Employ agile processes to build an application to a specification

Learner Experience:

• Grouped into teams to build an Airbnb-style website within a week
• Daily stand-ups and mini retrospectives organised by our team