Full-Stack 101

A crash course in full-stack development

Discover how modern web applications actually work — from the browser to the database and everything in between. Built for developers who create with AI tools and want to understand the technology powering their apps.

10 Chapters · Everything You Need

The Big Picture

Understanding how the web actually works

JavaScript Fundamentals

The language that powers the entire web

React: Building UIs

Components, state, and the art of reactive interfaces

How the frontend and backend talk to each other

Node.js: JavaScript on the Server

Taking JavaScript beyond the browser

Next.js: The Full-Stack Framework

Where React meets the server

Where your application's data lives

The invisible pipeline that processes every request

Authentication & Security

Proving who you are and keeping things safe

Putting It All Together

The complete picture and where to go next