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Frontend Capstone: Build for a Real Need

Deliver an original accessible React and TypeScript application with tests and a documented release.

Level
Intermediate
Estimated study
About 27 hours
Lessons
9 lessons in 3 modules
Format
Online, self-paced
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About this course

The final project for the frontend path. In about 27 hours you will turn a need of your own into a brief, then build, test, release and demonstrate an accessible React and TypeScript application, and respond to a change request.

What you will be able to do

  • Turn a brief into achievable requirements and a delivery plan.
  • Deliver an accessible, tested application with useful documentation.
  • Demonstrate, modify and debug your own work while explaining key decisions.

Course outline

Module 1: Define the problem

3 lessons · 9 h

Choose a community or learning task and agree on the smallest useful version.

  1. Turn a need into a testable brief3 h
  2. Design accessible flows and a data contract3 h
  3. Plan the repository and the first vertical slice3 h

Module 2: Build and review

3 lessons · 9 h

Build the main search-and-save journey, add saved state that survives reloads, then review it for usability and accessibility.

  1. Build and test the main user journey3 h
  2. Add saved state and restore it safely3 h
  3. Review usability, accessibility, and code changes3 h

Module 3: Demonstrate your skills

3 lessons · 9 h

Test and deploy the project, present its behavior and respond to a small change request.

  1. Verify the app and implement a new requirement3 h
  2. Release the project and rehearse recovery3 h
  3. Demonstrate, debug, and hand over your own work3 h
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