About this course: In this course, you will develop more advanced web application programming skills. You will learn how to control data read and write access using methods, publish and subscribe. You will learn how to access your database and server shells using command line tools. You will use the SimpleSchema system to validate data and generate input forms automatically. You will see a complete collaborative code editing environment, TextCircle, being built from scratch. At the end of this course, you will be able to: - use Meteor methods to control data write access - use publish and subscribe to control data read access - install and use advanced Meteor packages - add user accounts to your applications - implement complex MongoDB filters - use the MongoDB and meteor server shells - define data validations schemas using SimpleSchema - generate data input forms automatically using SimpleSchema In this course, you will complete: 2 programming assignments taking ~4 hours each to complete 4 quizzes, each taking ~20 minutes to complete multiple practice quizzes, each taking ~5 minutes to complete Participation in or completion of this online course will not confer academic credit for University of London programmes
Created by: University of London, Goldsmiths, University of London
Taught by: Dr Matthew Yee-King, Lecturer
Computing Department, Goldsmiths, University of London
| Basic Info | Course 4 of 6 in the Responsive Website Development and Design Specialization |
| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB: Course overview
Welcome to 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB'! In this course we will be creating native mobile apps using Meteor.js, implementing social media features, such as following as well as writing and running unit tests on your JavaScript code. Finally you will set up your own server environment to run Meteor applications and you will implement the publish and subscribe data control model. I hope you enjoy the course! -Matthew
1 video, 2 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Video: Course introduction
- Reading: Course outline
- Reading: Grading and assessment information
- Practice Quiz: Prerequisite quiz
MongoDB, Meteor and reactive data
Welcome to the first module of 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB!' In this module we will look at accessing MongoDB on the command line, we will understand how to check for valid returns from find queries and identify reactive data sources within the Meteor framework. Finally we learn how to use the Session object to store user data, understand variable scope and use iframes to create separate DOMs. Enjoy!
8 videos, 1 reading, 6 practice quizzes
- Video: Overview
- Reading: Starter code
- Video: TextCircle
- Practice Quiz: TextCircle
- Video: Reactive data
- Practice Quiz: Reactive data
- Video: Reactive sessions
- Practice Quiz: Reactive sessions
- Video: Scope
- Practice Quiz: Scope
- Video: Bootstrap it!
- Practice Quiz: Bootstrap it!
- Video: HTML preview
- Practice Quiz: HTML preview
- Video: MongoDB, Meteor and reactive data summary
Graded: MongoDB, Meteor and reactive data summary quiz
Graded: M-Instant part 1: working with Session
WEEK 2
User accounts, packages and methods
Welcome to the second module of 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB!' In this module we will learn how to use the core user accounts packages, customise the user accounts UI using third party packages and search for and add packages to an application. We will also look at how to query MongoDB collections from the command line and learn how to control data write access using methods. Enjoy!
8 videos, 1 reading, 6 practice quizzes
- Video: Overview
- Reading: Source code
- Video: User accounts
- Practice Quiz: User accounts
- Video: MongoDB shell
- Practice Quiz: MongoDB shell
- Video: Customise the accounts UI
- Practice Quiz: Customise the accounts UI
- Video: Who is editing? working with methods
- Practice Quiz: Who is editing? DB
- Video: Who is editing? UI
- Practice Quiz: Who is editing? UI
- Video: Improve the UI
- Practice Quiz: Improve the UI
- Video: User accounts, packages and methods summary
Graded: User accounts, packages and methods summary quiz
Graded: M-instant part 2: working with methods
WEEK 3
Publish and subscribe model and MongoDB filters
Welcome to the third module of 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB!' In this module we will use bootstrap icons and use the publish and subscribe model to control data read access. We will understand the concept of asynchronous execution and work with template data contexts and helper functions. Finally we will use packages to implement in-place content editing and use complex MongoDB filters. Enjoy!
11 videos, 1 reading, 9 practice quizzes
- Video: Overview
- Reading: Source code
- Video: More docs!
- Practice Quiz: More docs!
- Video: Docs in the DB
- Practice Quiz: Docs in the DB
- Video: Using Session
- Practice Quiz: Using Session
- Video: Loading the new doc
- Practice Quiz: Loading the new doc
- Video: Document list
- Practice Quiz: Document list
- Video: Editable title
- Practice Quiz: Editable title
- Video: Controlling document access
- Practice Quiz: Controlling document item
- Video: Publish and subscribe
- Practice Quiz: Publish and subscribe
- Video: Final polish
- Practice Quiz: Final polish
- Video: Publish and subscribe MongoDB filters summary
Graded: Publish and subscribe MongoDB filters summary quiz
Graded: M-instant part 3: publish and subscribe
WEEK 4
SimpleSchemas, autoform and code re-organisation
Welcome to the final module of 'Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB!' In this module we will create a well organised application using special Meteor folders and we will organise templates into multiple files. We will also learn how to use the iron:router package to create multiple page applications and we will generate data entry forms automatically using SimpleSchema and autoform. Finally, we will validate user data automatically using SimpleSchema. Enjoy!
10 videos, 3 readings, 8 practice quizzes
- Video: Overview
- Reading: Learning outcomes
- Reading: Source code
- Video: Reorganising the code
- Practice Quiz: Reorganising the code
- Video: Fixing bugs
- Practice Quiz: Fixing bugs
- Video: Routing
- Practice Quiz: Routing
- Video: Iron:router
- Practice Quiz: Iron:router
- Video: Grid layout
- Practice Quiz: Grid layout
- Video: Find and FindOne
- Practice Quiz: Find and FindOne
- Video: Comment box
- Practice Quiz: Comment box
- Video: Comment list
- Practice Quiz: Comment list
- Video: SimpleSchemas, autoform and code re-organisation summary
- Reading: Final version of source code
Graded: SimpleSchemas, autoform and code re-organisation summary quiz
Graded: M-Instant part 4 - multiple chatrooms!
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Ratings and Reviews
Great course. Matthew Yee King is a fantastic instructor and I am learning a lot about what seems to be a really exciting framework!
Great course! It covers many aspects of web development and it is really helpful that you can see a complex application being created line by line. The only issue that kept me from giving 5 stars is the assignments. Frankly, they are too simple! They don't give you the chance to repeat the techniques shown in the videos and comprehend these complex and for some of us new topics. Many thanks!
Fantastic course! I think there is no simpler way to learn meteor and mongo rather than the way it is in this course. Many thanks for such a great course!
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JR
While there ere parts that were tough to follow I think this course definitely hit the mark on learning more about Javascript and MongoDB. I fund the concepts easy to understand as I got closer to the end because the instructor continued to re-enforce earlier lessons.