Section 1 – Theory and practice

Chapter 1, The Importance of Good Code, explains the negative consequences of technical debt, and how implementing test-driven development (TDD) can mitigate this effect.

Chapter 2, The State of JavaScript, provides an abridged account of the evolution of the web application, from following a client-server model to single-page applications (SPAs), and the role JavaScript and Node.js play in that transition.

Chapter 3, Managing Version History with Git, introduces you to the concept of version control (VC). Specifically, we will learn how to work with Git, Git Flow, and GitHub.