Polaris Institute
TechnologySoftware EngineeringBeginner

Full-Stack App Development

Go from zero to deploying real web apps. Build the front end, the back end, and everything in between — in a small room, not a lecture hall of eighty.

Taught by Maya Render

About this course

A complete, project-driven introduction to modern web development. You will build and deploy multiple real applications, learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node, and databases the way working engineers actually use them. Every session ends with code you wrote and feedback you can act on.

What you'll achieve

Build and deploy a full-stack app from scratch
Read and write production-quality JavaScript
Work confidently with APIs and databases
Leave with three portfolio projects

Skills you'll gain

Responsive UIsREST APIsAuthenticationDeploymentGit workflows

Curriculum

5 modules · 20 sessions

  • How the web works
  • HTML structure
  • CSS layout & Flexbox
  • Your first page, live

Your instructor

Maya Render

Full-Stack Engineering

Former staff engineer who has shipped products used by millions. Teaches the way real teams build — pragmatic, reviewed, and tested.

  • 10+ yrs industry
  • Ex-FAANG
  • MSc Computer Science