10 Best Project-Based Tutorials To Learn Full-Stack Development

” You can’t use an old map to explore a new world” — Albert Einstein

Load up your guns, let’s build an amazing new world. — Ann Adaya

but first, prepare your brain cells.

Defining stack

And a full-stack developer, in its simplest words, is someone who can develop both the frontend and the backend, or in other terms, a developer who can build both the client and the server.

These developers work from designing the application/system, building the application, the client, and the server-side, handling and managing the database, and some even include  DevOps.

A quick discussion, Frontend Stack includes HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, ReactJS, AngularJS, VueJS, etc.

And the Backend Stack includes PHP, NodeJS, C++, Java, Python, ExpressJS, SQL, MongoDB, REST, C#, ASP.NET, Ruby, etc.

And stacks include MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express, ReactJS, NodeJS), MEAN Stack (MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, NodeJS), Django Stack (JavaScript, Python, Django, MySQL), Ruby on Rails (JavaScript, Ruby, SQLite, and Rails), etc.

Complete Full-Stack Website Development with PHP, JavaScript , MySQL

If you are just starting out learning Fullstack, or someone who is just exploring this heavy stack, I would suggest starting with these technologies first.

It is advisable to start learning SQL databases instead of jumping right away into NoSQL, which, for example, is MongoDB, and this tutorial is using SQL in which is MySQL.

This tutorial uses the very fundamentals of Web Development, these were also the technologies I used when I started more than 4 years ago: HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, and MySQL.

Good luck.

NodeJS, Express, and MySQL Tutorial — Simple Fullstack App

Now we are going into a little more advanced stack, which is Node.js and Express. This stack isn’t very common; most of the projects that include Node.js e-commerce and Express mostly use MongoDB as their database.

But in this example, it uses MySQL.

React and NodeJS Tutorial — Build a Full Ecommerce Website (5hours)

Probably the most popular combination of technology, ReactJS, and Node.js.

Coding Discord Bot Dashboard Full Stack Application (MERN STACK) 4-Hour Course

MERN Stack Project-based 4-Hour tutorial.

Build a Hotel Reservation Project Website using Contentful, Netlify, and ReactJS Intermediate 6-HOUR Course.

When I started learning React.js, this tutorial was one of the project-based tutorials I took, and it blew my mind, lol.

This tutorial requires an intermediate level of understanding with ReactJS, but it is a good experience, and it introduces Netlify and Contentful, which are very good tools and alternatives when it comes to handling data.

Good luck.

Django and ReactJS Full Stack Course

Building a project using Python on the Backend and React for the Frontend, a full 7.5-hour Course for Free.

You are not required to finish the entire course in a day; in fact, I would highly suggest that you take your time in learning everything in this resource.

An hour or 2 a day is enough, and make sure that you give your full attention within those allocated hours.

Quality over quantity always wins.

React GraphQL Course in Building A Social Media App (MERN-G Stack) 6-Hour Course.

Here’s another very popular tutorial, a project of a social media app using MERN stack, what else could you ask for?

Take note that you don’t need to finish a long tutorial in a day; what matters is that you understand how it works, why it works, and how these powerful technologies connect and support each other.

Enjoy.

Full Stack with React and Firebase — Building a Social Media App

Build a Twitter-like Application with Python Django and ReactJS Full Tutorial 12.5-HOUR Course.

Here’s something for the Python-loving developers.

Full Stack Web Application with Vue.js and ExpressJS (7-Hour Full Course)

This is a 7HR full course, so make sure to take some time and understand the lesson thoroughly.

PS: This is quite a rare tutorial, so bookmark it.

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