Advanced Software Development
Welcome to Code 401 Python! This is a class that builds on your fundamental Python programming knowledge to make you a proficient full-stack Python developer, and to prepare you for getting a job in today's Python job market!
In this class we are going to cover a lot of advanced web development topics. The first 5 weeks of this course will be dedicated to learning how to write pythonic code using idustry-standard tools. In this section of the course you will learn to create authenticated services with persistent storage, as well as the common tools and practices used in Data Science and Machine Learning. In the second 5 weeks of this course we will be focusing on learning advanced web development skills using Django, a web framework. In this section of the course we will further you understanding of building web applications and the processes commonly used from the ideation phase all the way through to deploying to a production platform.
This course has been organized and structured to spread across 10 weeks. With the exception of project weeks, each week will have 5 lecture/lab units. The class schedule is Monday-Friday from 9am - 6pm. Lecture will take place from 9am - 12pm daily and lab time is scheduled from 1pm - 6pm. You are welcome to leave after lab time or can stick around as there will likely be a TA, or support staff, available for another hour.
Each day of class will include a new directory created named after the class number, and the topics covered that day, e.g. 01-intro-to-python. After each lecture the code demos from class will be placed in a demo directory, with a correlated naming convention to make things easy to locate. There will also be a daily outline README that displays the high-level topics and objectives for that day.
All readings, homework, labs, and quizzes will be published, in Canvas, at least a week before they are assigned. All coding assignment instructions and materials will be organized into git repositories and will be published the day of the assignment. Most assignments are due the same evening.