Software Engineering Master Class
The complete software engineering program — from your first line of code to landing your first job.
Chapter 1: Foundations
Make Something Happen
Your First Code
8 lessons · Write your first real programs. Variables, logic, loops, functions, and a mini-p...
Build Your First Website
6 lessons · Build and deploy a personal website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Your first t...
Software Engineering in the Age of AI
6 lessons · Why software engineering matters more in the AI era. What AI can't do, the human...
Chapter 2: Web Development
Build Real Things
How the Internet Works
6 lessons · Follow a request from browser to server and back. HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, TLS, APIs, ...
HTML & CSS Mastery
7 lessons · Master semantic HTML, modern CSS layout, responsive design, accessibility, and a...
JavaScript In Depth
8 lessons · Master JavaScript properly. Types, closures, async, the event loop, modules, and...
React & Modern Frontend
8 lessons · Build real user interfaces with React. Components, state, hooks, routing, data f...
Backend Development
8 lessons · Build the server side. Routes, middleware, authentication, sessions, REST APIs, ...
Databases
8 lessons · Store and query data. Relational model, SQL, normalization, NoSQL, transactions,...
Build & Deploy a Full-Stack App
6 lessons · Assemble everything into one app. Connect frontend, backend, and database. Add a...
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Chapter 3: Engineering Practices
Code Like a Professional
Object-Oriented Programming
8 lessons · Model complex systems with objects. Classes, inheritance, polymorphism, composit...
Git & Team Workflows
6 lessons · Collaborate on code professionally. Branches, PRs, code review, merge conflicts,...
Clean Code & Refactoring
7 lessons · Write code humans can read. Naming, structure, code smells, refactoring techniqu...
Testing
8 lessons · Ship with confidence. Unit tests, integration tests, E2E, TDD, mocking, and cont...
Design Patterns
7 lessons · Proven solutions to recurring problems. Creational, structural, and behavioral p...
Debugging & Developer Tools
7 lessons · Find and fix anything. Debuggers, logs, profilers, browser DevTools, command-lin...
Chapter 4: Computer Science
How It All Works
How Computers Work
7 lessons · Understand the machine. Binary, CPU, memory, OS, processes, threads, and how cod...
Data Structures
8 lessons · Pick the right container. Arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, hash maps, trees...
Algorithms
8 lessons · Solve problems efficiently. Sorting, searching, recursion, Big O, dynamic progra...
Functional Programming
6 lessons · Write safer code. Pure functions, immutability, higher-order functions, composit...
Operating Systems
7 lessons · How the OS manages everything. Processes, threads, concurrency, memory, file sys...
Chapter 5: Systems & Architecture
Think Bigger
API Design
7 lessons · Connect systems elegantly. REST, GraphQL, gRPC, authentication, versioning, rate...
System Design
9 lessons · Design at scale. Load balancing, caching, queues, replication, CDNs, distributed...
Software Architecture
8 lessons · Pick the right shape. Monolith vs microservices, event-driven, DDD, hexagonal, a...
DevOps & Infrastructure
8 lessons · Ship to production. CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, monitorin...
Security for Engineers
7 lessons · Build it safe. OWASP top 10, authentication patterns, encryption, input validati...
Performance & Optimization
7 lessons · Make it fast. Profiling, caching strategies, memory, concurrency, database tunin...
AI-Augmented Engineering
7 lessons · Work with AI as your partner. Coding assistants, prompt engineering for code, an...
Mobile Development
7 lessons · Build for phones. Native vs cross-platform, React Native, navigation, device API...
Chapter 6: Career Launch
Get Hired and Thrive
Software Teams & Process
8 lessons · Work on a team. Agile, Scrum, estimation, tech debt, technical writing, and comm...
Technical Interviews
8 lessons · Pass the gauntlet. DSA problems, system design rounds, behavioral interviews, ta...
Building Your Portfolio
6 lessons · Show your work. Three portfolio projects, a GitHub profile, open source contribu...
Career Launch
6 lessons · Land the job and thrive. Job search, resume, networking, the first 90 days, and ...