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🎓 RS School. JS/Frontend Development Course. Stage#1

🚀 Overview

• 📣 Open to anyone who wants to join
• 📅 Study time: 11 weeks
• 📚 Format: self-study + webinars + Discord communication + assignments (cross-checks/auto-checks)

📝 Topics Covered

📌 Foundations

• Introduction to RS School and the Frontend Developer profession
• Development tools: Chrome DevTools, VS Code, Terminal
• Version control with Git & GitHub (commits, pull requests, branching)
• HTML basics, forms, validation, and semantic markup
• CSS fundamentals: positioning, Flexbox, Grid, responsive design, media queries

🎨 Advanced Styling

• Advanced CSS: CSS Modules, new CSS features
• CSS preprocessors (Sass)

⚡ Core JavaScript

• JavaScript basics: types, operators, conditions, loops, arrays, strings
• Functions, scope, and evolution of JS (ES6+)
• DOM API, DOM events, and browser APIs

🧩 Advanced JavaScript

• Algorithms and Data Structures
• Canvas API basics
• JavaScript modules and bundlers (Vite, Webpack, etc.)
• Client-server interaction fundamentals
• Object-Oriented Programming basics, classes, and prototypes

🧼 Clean Code

• Clean Code principles for HTML/CSS/JS
• Linters, formatters, and Husky
• Clean Code project

🚀 Projects & Practice

• CV Project (Markdown, HTML, CSS, Git)
• Portfolio (responsive layout & functionality)
• TBD
• Self-introduction project

🎯 Preparation

• Algorithmic tasks & problem solving
• Technical interview preparation (HTML/CSS/JS/Algorithms)

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🛠️ Required Basic Knowledge

• 📄 HTML & CSS: Understanding of the basics and practical skills
• 🟨 JavaScript: Fundamentals (data types, operators, loops, etc.)
• 📊 Data Structures: Basic knowledge (array, list, stack, etc.)
• 🎓 Algorithmic Skills: Ability to implement simple algorithms in JavaScript
• 🏁 Codewars Level: Ability to solve 8-7 kyu problems Codewars
• 🗣️ English: Desirable skills at Pre-Intermediate level (Our Recommendations)

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Training Program

Week #1

September 9, 2025

• Modules:

  • Module: Introduction to RS School
  • Module: JS/Front-end Developer Profession
  • Module: Chrome Dev Tools, VS Code, Terminal
  • Module: Getting to know version control system Git

• Tasks:

  • CV Project. Part 1 Markdown & Git
  • CV Project. Part 2 HTML, CSS & Git Basics

• Tests:

  • [St1] RSS Test
  • [St1] Git test
  • [St1] Fundamentals of the Internet

Week #2

September 16, 2025

• Modules:

  • Module: JavaScript. JS-Basics
  • Module: JavaScript. Scope and functions
  • Module: JavaScript. Evolution

• Tasks:

  • core-js-numbers
  • core-js-strings

• Tests:

  • [St1] JS Basics
  • [St1] JS Types
  • [St1] JS Scope & Functions
  • [St1] JS Evolution
  • [St1] Test HTML Basics
  • [St1] Test CSS Basics

Week #3

September 23, 2025

• Modules:

  • Module: CSS positioning. Flex.
  • Module: CSS grid layout
  • Module: Responsive Web Design
  • Module: Media Queries

• Tasks:

  • Portfolio. Part 1: Responsive Layout

• Tests:

  • [St1] CSS Positioning & Flexbox
  • [St1] CSS grid
  • [St1] Media Queries & Responsive

Week #4

September 30, 2025

• Cross-Check Reviews:

  • Cross-check review of project "Portfolio. Part 1: Responsive Layout"

• Modules:

  • Module: HTML Forms & Validation
  • Module: DOM API
  • Module: Events

• Tasks:

  • Portfolio. Part 2: Adding Functionality

• Tests:

  • [St1] HTML Form
  • [St1] DOM Api
  • [St1] DOM Events

Week #5

October 7, 2025

• Cross-Check Reviews:

  • Cross-check review of the project "Portfolio. Part 2: Adding Functionality"

• Modules:

  • Module: Git Recap

• Tasks:

  • core-js-conditions-n-loops
  • core-js-arrays

• Tests:

  • [St1] Git & GitHub #2

Week #6

October 14, 2025

• Modules:

  • Module: Clean Code
  • Linters, Formatters, and Husky
  • Module: CSS Preprocessors. Sass

• Tasks:

  • Clean Code S1E1

• Tests:

  • [St1] Clean-Code
  • [St1] Linters, Formatters, and Husky
  • [St1] Preprocessors. SASS.

Week #7

October 21, 2025

• Cross-Check Reviews:

  • Cross-check review of the project Clean Code S1E1

• Modules:

  • Module: Canvas API
  • Module: Algorithms and Data Structures

• Tasks:

  • basic-js-ds
  • basic-js

• Tests:

  • [St1] Canvas API
  • [St1] Test Algorithms & Data structures

Week #8

October 28, 2025

• Modules:

  • Module: Modules in JS
  • Module: Bundlers
  • Module: CSS Modules And Some CSS New Features

• Tasks:

  • Virtual Music Kit

• Tests:

  • [St1] Modules in JS
  • [St1] Introduction to Bundlers
  • [St1] CSS Modules And Some CSS New Features

Week #9

November 4, 2025

• Cross-Check Reviews:

  • Cross-check review of the project Virtual Music Kit

• Modules:

  • Module: Chrome DevTools

• Tasks:

  • Pair 'em Up

• Tests:

  • [St1] Chrome DevTools

Week #10

November 11, 2025

• Modules:

  • Client-Server Interaction Overview

• Tasks:

  • Pair 'em Up

• Tests:

  • [St1] Client-Server Interaction Overview

Week #11

November 18, 2025

• Cross-Check Reviews:

  • Cross-check review of project Pair 'em Up

• Modules:

  • Module: JavaScript. Classes & Prototypes
  • Module: Object-Oriented Programming Basics
  • Preparation for Technical Screening

• Tasks:

  • Project "Self-introduction"

• Tests:

  • [St1] Classes & Prototypes
  • [St1] OOP Test
  • [St1] Final test stage#1

👨‍🏫 Mentor activities

• Course registration confirmation

❓ FAQ

🌟 What to do before the start of training?

1. Complete the tasks and tests of the stage0 course
2. Improve your English to at least Pre-Intermediate level
3. Read JavaScript.Info

📚 Recommended JavaScript Textbooks

• JavaScript.Info
• Exploring JS
• You Don't Know JS Yet

💬 Where do we communicate?

• 🗨️ Discord Chat: Join Discord

❓ Where to ask questions?

• 🗨️ Discord Chat: Join Discord

🌐 Does location matter?

• 🌍 No, the course is completely online and location-independent.

🎥 Can I skip webinars?

• 📼 Yes, webinars are recorded and can be found on YouTube.

🤔 Is it mandatory to watch the webinars?

• 🚫 No, self-study options are available.