Full Stack Decal | Full Stack Decal

CS 198-099 | Fall 2026

Introduction
to

full-stack
development

Wed 6:30-8 pm @ Physics 3, Thurs 6:30-8 pm @ Physics 2

webdev-decal@lists.berkeley.edu

Week 1

Welcome to the course!

Wed, Sep 16

Lecture 1 / Course Introduction + Github

Slides

Recording

Introduction Reading

GitHub Reading

Thurs, Sep 17

Lecture 2 / HTML

Slides

Recording

HTML Reading

Assigned

Vitamin 1: Github Intro

Due Tues, Sep 22

Assigned

Vitamin 2: HTML and CSS

Due Tues, Sep 29

Week 2

Stylin' your sites

Wed, Sep 23

Lecture 3 / CSS 1: Introduction to CSS

Slides

Recording

Introduction to CSS Reading

Thurs, Sep 24

Lecture 4 / CSS 2: Advanced CSS

Slides

Advanced CSS Reading

Due

Vitamin 1: Github Intro

Due Tues, Sep 22

Week 3

Get moving with JavaScript

Wed, Sep 30

Lecture 5 / JavaScript 1: Introduction to JavaScript + Asynchronous JS

Slides

Recording

Introduction to JavaScript Reading

Scope and Asynchronous JS Reading

Thurs, Oct 1

Lecture 6 / JavaScript 2: DOM + TypeScript

Slides

DOM Reading

TypeScript Reading

Assigned

Project 1: Personal Website

Due Tues, Oct 13

Assigned

Vitamin 3: JavaScript

Due Tues, Oct 6

Due

Vitamin 2: HTML and CSS

Due Tues, Sep 29

Week 4

Can't forget about design

Wed, Oct 7

Lecture 7 / UI/UX: Basic UI/UX + Figma + Wireframing

Slides

Basic UI/UX + Design Systems Reading

Figma Basics + Wireframing Reading

Thurs, Oct 8

Lecture 8 / No Lecture

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Assigned

Vitamin 4: Design

Due Tues, Oct 13

Due

Vitamin 3: JavaScript

Due Tues, Oct 6

Week 5

React!

Wed, Oct 14

Lecture 9 / Node.js + React 1: Introduction to React

Slides

Recording

Node.js and Package Managers Reading

Introduction to React Reading

More React Hooks Reading

Thurs, Oct 15

Lecture 10 / React 2: Routing, APIs

Slides

Recording

Routing and Axios Reading

Assigned

Project 2: APImagination

Due Tues, Nov 3

Due

Project 1: Personal Website

Due Tues, Oct 13

Assigned

Vitamin 5: React

Due Tues, Oct 20

Due

Vitamin 4: Design

Due Tues, Oct 13

Week 6

Servin' servers

Wed, Oct 21

Lecture 11 / Node.js, Server Side Rendering, Express.js, Cookies

Slides

Recording

Server-Side Rendering with Express.js, Cookies Reading

Web Servers with Express.js Reading

Thurs, Oct 22

Lecture 12 / APIs

Slides

Recording

APIs and Client Side Rendering Reading

Assigned

Vitamin 6: APIs and Servers

Due Tues, Oct 27

Due

Vitamin 5: React

Due Tues, Oct 20

Week 7

Databases, last piece of the puzzle

Wed, Oct 28

Lecture 13 / Databases Intro, NoSQL vs SQL, MongoDB, Graph Databases

Slides

Recording

Introduction to Databases Reading

MongoDB Reading

Thurs, Oct 29

Lecture 14 / Relational Databases, SQL, ORMs

Slides

Recording

SQL and Relational Databases Reading

Object Relational Models Reading

Assigned

Project 3: Final Project

Due Tues, Dec 1

Assigned

Vitamin 7: Databases

Due Tues, Nov 3

Due

Vitamin 6: APIs and Servers

Due Tues, Oct 27

Week 8

Auth and Next.js

Wed, Nov 4

Lecture 15 / Authentication, Firebase, Supabase

Slides

Recording

Authentication/Authorization Reading

Firebase Reading

Thurs, Nov 5

Lecture 16 / Next.js

Slides

Next.js Reading

Due

Project 2: APImagination

Due Tues, Nov 3

Assigned

Vitamin 8: Next.js and Authentication

Due Tues, Nov 10

Due

Vitamin 7: Databases

Due Tues, Nov 3

Week 9

Useful frontend frameworks!

Wed, Nov 11

Lecture 17 / CSS Frameworks, Redux.js

Slides

CSS Frameworks Reading

Redux.js Reading

Thurs, Nov 12

Lecture 18 / Guest Lecture: 8090 Solutions - Using Agentic Programming to build Business Software

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Due

Project 3 Checkpoint 1: Project Idea + Design Prototype

Due Fri, Nov 13

Assigned

Vitamin 9: CSS Frameworks and Redux

Due Sat, Nov 21

Due

Vitamin 8: Next.js and Authentication

Due Tues, Nov 10

Week 10

Ending strong

Wed, Nov 18

Lecture 19 / Django, Flask, Deployment

Slides

Django Reading

Flask Reading

Deploying Your Website Reading

Thurs, Nov 19

Lecture 20 / Guest Lecture: MongoDB - Intro to Data Modeling

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Assigned

Vitamin 10: Flask, Django, and Deployment (EXTRA CREDIT/ATTENDANCE FIXER)

Due Mon, Nov 30

Due

Vitamin 9: CSS Frameworks and Redux

Due Sat, Nov 21

Week 11

Thanksgiving Break

Wed, Nov 25

Lecture 21 / No Lecture

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Thurs, Nov 26

Lecture 22 / No Lecture

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Week 12

The final stretch!

Wed, Dec 2

Lecture 23 / Final Project Presentations

Slides

Thurs, Dec 3

Lecture 24 / Final Project Presentations

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Due

Project 3: Final Project

Due Tues, Dec 1

Due

Vitamin 10: Flask, Django, and Deployment (EXTRA CREDIT/ATTENDANCE FIXER)

Due Mon, Nov 30