Bloom Institute of Technology (formerly Lambda School)

This course starts with the basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for web development, then progresses to specific topics such as developing web servers using Node.js and RDBMS using SQLite and PostgreSQL. Technical subjects covered include HTML, CSS, Git, JavaScript, React, Redux, React Router, HTTP/Ajax, and state management. Students receive back end-specific instruction in Node.js, web APIs, data persistence, authentication, and testing. Students also learn computer science essentials, including an introduction to Python and OOP, algorithms, data structures, graphs, and hash tables.

This course has five sections that cover analyzing data, building systems and predictions, and communicating insights. The first half of the course includes instruction in Statistics Fundamentals, including data wrangling and linear algebra, Predictive Modeling, including linear models and data visualization, and Data Engineering, including SQL, productization, and cloud technologies. The second half teaches Machine Learning, including natural language processing and neural network foundations, and Computer Science, including Python and OOP, algorithms, data structures, graphs, and hash tables.

This comprehensive back end course includes instruction in using Java to write and test functional requirements, debug, encapsulate, work with primitive wrapper classes, as well as designing with Java, including inheritance, polymorphism, mocking, and statics, as just a few examples. Students also learn how to work with databases and services, such as HTTP and RESTful services, DynamoDB, handling exceptions, dependency injection, Big O, integration testing, Scrum, and much more, including scalability.