1A.

Introduction to MERN Stack Development

• Understanding Frontend vs. Backend

• MERN stack components
• MongoDB (NoSQL Database)
• Express (Backend framework for Node.js)
• React (Frontend JavaScript library)
• Node.js (Backend JavaScript runtime)
• Roadmap to learn MERN Stack
• Three Foundation Languages i.e. HTML, CSS, Java Script
• Tools: VS Code, Git & Git Hub
• Benefits & challenges of MERN Stack
• Use Cases of MERN Stack
• Career Path and Job Growth for MERN Stack Developers

1B. JavaScript Fundamentals (for MERN Stack)

• Basic Concepts:
• Variables, Data types, Operators
• Functions, Scope, and Closures
• Arrays and Objects
• Loops, Conditionals, and Error Handling
• ES6 Features (Arrow Functions, Promises, async/await, etc.)
• Modules and Import/Export
• Advanced JavaScript:
• Asynchronous Programming (Callbacks, Promises, async/await)
• Event Loop and Call Stack
• JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
• Error handling with try/catch
2. Node.js Fundamentals
• Introduction to Node.js
• Node.js runtime environment
• Installing Node.js
• Understanding the event-driven, non-blocking I/O model
• Core Modules:
• File System (fs), Path, HTTP, Events
 • NPM (Node Package Manager):
• Installing packages, Managing dependencies
• Creating and managing package.json
• Understanding scripts in package.json
• Building a Simple Server:
• Using HTTP module
• Handling requests and responses

3. Express.js Basics
• Setting Up Express.js:
• Installing and setting up Express in Node.js
• Routing and Handling HTTP Requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
• Middleware (built-in and custom middleware)
• Request and Response objects
• Express Router for better route management
• Template Engines:
• Using view engines (EJS, Pug, Handlebars)
• Rendering views
• Handling Form Data:
• Parsing URL-encoded and JSON data
• Error Handling in Express
• Global error handling middleware
• Logging errors

4. React Basics (PART A)

• Introduction to React:
• What is React?
• Setting up a React project with create-react-app
• React components (Functional and Class-based)
• JSX (JavaScript XML) syntax
 • Rendering dynamic content in React
• State and Props in components
• React Lifecycle Methods (Class components) / Hooks (Functional components)
• useState, useEffect, useContext, and custom hooks
• Event Handling in React:
• Handling form events (e.g., onClick, onChange)
• Managing state in React forms
• Styling in React:
• CSS, inline styles, and CSS-in-JS (Styled Components, Emotion)
4. PART B
• React Router Setup:
• Installing and configuring React Router
• Defining Routes, Route Parameters
• Navigating between components (using Link and NavLink)
• Handling Nested Routes
• Protected Routes (e.g., Authentication-based routing)
• State Management (Redux or Context API)
• Local state vs. Global state
• Introduction to Context API (for smaller apps)
• Redux:
• Core Concepts: Store, Actions, Reducers
• Setting up Redux and Redux Toolkit
• Connecting Redux to React components with useDispatch and useSelector
• Handling side effects with redux-thunk or redux-saga
5. MongoDB Basics
• Introduction to NoSQL:
• MongoDB vs SQL Databases
• Key concepts: Collections, Documents, and BSON
• CRUD operations: Create, Read, Update, Delete
• MongoDB Setup:
• Installing MongoDB locally or using cloud-based MongoDB (MongoDB Atlas)
 • Using the MongoDB shell or GUI tools (e.g., MongoDB Compass)
• Mongoose (ODM for MongoDB):
• Introduction to Mongoose
• Defining schemas and models
• CRUD operations using Mongoose
• Querying data with Mongoose
• Data validation with Mongoose
• Setting up relationships (e.g., one-to-many, many-to-many)

6. Connecting Backend (Node/Express) with Frontend (React)

• Creating REST APIs in Express:
• Designing and building RESTful routes
• Handling CRUD operations in the API
• Connecting React with Express:
• Fetching data from Express API using fetch or Axios
• Sending POST requests with data from React to Express
• Managing API requests and error handling in React
7. Building a Full-Stack MERN Application
• Project: Blog Application, e-Commerce, or Social Media App
• Integrate the entire MERN stack
• Implementing full authentication
• CRUD functionality with React and Express
• Connecting to MongoDB and displaying data in React
• Testing and deploying the final application

Final Tips and Best Practices

• Code organization and modularity
• Version control with Git and GitHub
• Writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code
• Keeping up with updates in MERN technologies