Pivot Technology School

Students will learn to write clean, well-tested, advanced Python code using industry-standard software engineering patterns. They will study the foundational structures of programming, from object-oriented principles to advanced topics such as Django, Docker, and Data Science. Concepts: Syntax Classes Control Structures Lambdas Decorators Iterators Generators Using common patterns Object-Oriented Programming Functional Data Manipulation Open Source Contribution Data Analysis Numpy Pandas Scikit-Learn Machine Learning Feature Selection Model Evaluation Data Validation Linear Regression Data Visualization MatPlotLib Plotly

Students will learn to build full-stack applications. The first four weeks focus on building back-end web applications with Node.js. During weeks six through nine, students learn to build web apps with modern front-end libraries and frameworks. This course goes in depth into the core competencies of JavaScript, object-oriented programming, and functional programming. Students get hands-on practice in test-driven development with agile tools and best practices. Concepts: Structural Design Patterns Async Design Patterns Client / Server architecture TCP and HTTP NoSQL Databases RESTful API Authentication / Authorization Data Modeling Test-Driven Development Behavior-Driven Development Unit, Integration, and End-to-End Testing Object-Oriented Programming Functional Programming Code Readability and Maintainability Version Control Continuous Integration and Deployment Debugging Real-time apps with Socket.io Event-Driven Applications Asynchronous Programming UI Component Frameworks Programming UML