Telerik Academy 2013/2014

Announcements:

• https://youtu.be/vOVIZALiySY?t=5085 at 1:24:46 (C# Part I)
• https://youtu.be/5iFwLONVbIk?t=2281 at 38:00 (C# Part I)
• https://youtu.be/4m8U_7kPV9Q?t=1740 at 29:00 (C# OOP)

About program

An intensive and challenging one+ year training program for software developers. With over 20 in-depth courses in cutting-edge technologies, Telerik Academy helps students of almost any age and background develop programming skills and land jobs in the competitive IT industry.

There I learned a large range of technologies starting from C#, HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript to AngularJS, NodeJS, Web Services & Cloud Technologies, Databases, Hybrid Mobile Applications, ASP.NET WebForms, ASP.NET WebAPI 2.0 and ASP.NET MVC.

Programming languages / Technologies / Principles / Concepts / etc.

• C# Fundamentals - Part 1
• C# Fundamentals - Part 2
• C# Object-Oriented Programing
• Extension Methods, Lambda Expressions and LINQ
• C# High-Quality Code
• Design Patterns & SOLID Principles
• Debugging & Refactoring
• Unit Testing & Mocking
• C# Data Structures and Algorithms
• Linear data structures in .NET
• Trees, graphs and other effective data structures
• Searching and sorting algorithms
• Recursion
• Dynamic programming and Optimization algorithms
• HTML5 Basics
• CSS3 Styling
• JavaScript (jQuery, Handlebars, Underscore.js, Require.js, etc.)
• JavaScript UI & DOM
• JavaScript OOP
• JavaScript Applications & Asynchronous programming
• HTTP Protocol & AJAX
• JavaScript - Single-Page Applications (AngularJS)
• JavaScript - End-to-End Applications (NodeJS)
• JavaScript - Unit Testing (Karma, Mocha.js, Chai.js)
• Adaptive Design and Twitter Bootstrap
• PHP Web-development
• Databases (MSSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Transact SQL & Stored procedures, MongoDB, Redis)
• ADO.NET & Entity Framework (Code First, Database First, etc.)
• Transactions in ADO.NET and Entity Framework
• Web Services and Cloud Technologies
• Basic WCF Programming
• RESTful API Applications
• Dependency Injection
• ASP.NET Web API 2
• ASP.NET Web Forms
• ASP.NET MVC
• Hybrid Mobile Applications (AngularJS & KendoUI Mobile)

Programming with C#

C# - Part I

1. Introduction to Programming - (assignment) - 29.04.2013
2. Primitive Data Types and Variables - (assignment) - 07.05.2013
3. Operators, Expressions and Statements - (assignment) - 12.05.2013
4. Console Input/Output - (assignment) - 16.05.2013
5. Conditional Statements - (assignment) - 17.05.2013
6. Loops - (assignment) - 21.05.2013
7. Exam - 23.06.2013

C# - Part II

1. Arrays - (assignment) - 01.07.2013
2. Multidimensional Arrays - (assignment) - 03.07.2013
3. Methods - (assignment) - 04.07.2013
4. Numeral Systems - (assignment) - 08.07.2013
5. Using Classes and Objects - (assignment) - 10.07.2013
6. Exception Handling - (assignment) - 11.07.2013
7. Text Files - (assignment) - 12.07.2013
8. Strings and Text Processing - (assignment) - 14.07.2013
9. Teamwork - Console game - 01.09.2013
10. Exam - 14.09.2013

C# - Object-Oriented Programming

1. Defining classes - Part I - (assignment) - 21.09.2013
2. Defining classes - Part II - (assignment) - 28.09.2013
3. Extension Methods, Delegates, Lambda and LINQ - (assignment) - 04.10.2013
4. OOP Fundamental Principles - Part I - (assignment) - 08.10.2013
5. OOP Fundamental Principles - Part II - (assignment) - 11.10.2013
6. Common Type System - (assignment) - 16.10.2013
7. Design Patterns - 11.11.2013
8. Practical Workshop - Academy Popcorn API - (assignment) - 11.11.2013
9. Teamwork - UI Business Application - 11.12.2013
10. Exam - 12.12.2013

C# - High-Quality Code

1. Code Formatting - (assignment) - 28.04.2014
2. Naming Identifiers - (assignment) - 03.05.2014
3. Code Documentation and Comments in the Program - (assignment) - 12.05.2014
4. Correct Use of Variables, Data, Expressions and Constants - (assignment) - 20.05.2014
5. Control Flow, Conditional Statements and Loops - (assignment) - 20.05.2014
6. High-Quality Methods - (assignment) - 22.05.2014
7. High-Quality Classes - (assignment) - 23.05.2014
8. Defensive Programming, Assertions and Exceptions - (assignment) - 24.05.2014
9. Code Tuning and Optimization - (assignment) - 25.05.2014
10. Unit-Testing - (assignment) - 26.05.2014
11. Test-Driven-Development - (assignment) - 28.05.2014
12. Refactoring - (assignment) - 29.05.2014
13. Debugging
14. Development Tools - (assignment) - 27.06.2014
15. Design Patterns - (assignment) - 11.07.2014
16. SOLID and Other Principles
17. Software Engineering Fundamentals
18. Software Quality Assurance
19. Mocking with Moq and JustMock - (assignment) - 26.07.2014
20. Teamwork - Console-based game - (assignment)
21. Exam Preparation
22. Exam - 06.08.2014

C# - Data Structures and Algorithms

1. Data Structures Algorithms and Complexity - (assignment) - 23.08.2014
2. Linear Data Structures - (assignment) - 11.03.2014
3. Trees and Traversals - (assignment) - 25.08.2014
4. Dictionaries, Hash Tables and Sets - (assignment) - 18.03.2014
5. Advanced Data Structures - (assignment) - 05.04.2014
6. Data Structure Efficiency - (assignment) - 03.04.2014
7. Sorting and Searching Algorithms - (assignment) - 13.03.2014
8. Recursion - (assignment) - 17.04.2014
9. Combinatorics - (assignment) - 07.04.2014
10. Dynamic Programming - (assignment) - 11.09.2014
11. Graphs and Algorithms - (assignment) - 27.03.2014
12. Methodology of Problem Solving
13. Exam Preparation

C# - Exams

1. Telerik 2011/2012 - C# Exam 1 - 4x5 exercises
2. Telerik 2011/2012 - C# Exam 2 - 5x5 exercises
3. Telerik 2011/2012 - C# Exam 3 - 4x5 exercises
4. Telerik 2012/2013 - C# Exam 1 - 3x5 exercises
5. Telerik 2012/2013 - C# Exam 2 - 3x5 exercises
6. Telerik 2012/2013 - OOP Exam - 3x2 exercises
7. Telerik 2013/2014 - C# Exam 1 - 4x5 exercises
8. Telerik 2013/2014 - C# Exam 1 (Spring) - 2x5 exercises
9. Telerik 2013/2014 - C# Exam 2 (Spring) - 2x5 exercises
10. Telerik 2013/2014 - OOP Exam (Spring) - 2 exercises
11. Telerik 2013/2014 - High-Quality Code Exam - 2x1 exercises
12. Telerik Kids Academy 2011/2012 - 20x3 exercises
13. Telerik Kids Academy 2012/2013 - 18x3 exercises
14. Others - 1 exercise

Web Design & Development

HTML Basics

1. HTML - Fundamentals - (assignment) - 23.12.2013
2. HTML - Tables - (assignment) - 23.12.2013
3. HTML - Forms & Frames - (assignment) - 05.01.2014
4. HTML - Semantic Web - (assignment) - 05.01.2014

CSS Styling

1. CSS - Overview - (assignment) - 05.01.2014
2. CSS - Presentation - (assignment) - 05.01.2014
3. CSS - Layout - (assignment) - 10.01.2014
4. SASS - (assignment) - 11.01.2014
5. LESS - (assignment) - 12.01.2014
6. CSS - Exam Preparation
7. CSS - Exam - 23.04.2014

JavaScript Fundamentals

1. Data Types and Variables - (assignment) - 04.05.2014
2. Operators and Expressions - (assignment) - 23.01.2014
3. Conditional Statements - (assignment) - 24.01.2014
4. Loops - (assignment) - 25.01.2014
5. Arrays - (assignment) - 28.01.2014
6. Functions - (assignment) - 23.01.2014
7. Using Objects - (assignment) - 30.01.2014
8. Strings - (assignment) - 05.02.2014
9. Exam Preparation
10. Exam - 19.05.2014

JavaScript UI & DOM

1. Document Object Model - (assignment) - 30.05.2014
2. The Canvas - (assignment) - 26.05.2014
3. KineticJS - (assignment) - 31.05.2014
4. SVG - (assignment) - 08.06.2014
5. Raphael.js - (assignment) - 08.06.2014
6. Canvas Animations - (assignment) - 09.06.2014
7. DOM Operations - (assignment) - 08.06.2014
8. JavaScript Event Model - (assignment) - 07.06.2014
9. jQuery Overview - (assignment) - 13.06.2014
10. jQuery Plugins - (assignment) - 13.06.2014
11. HTML Templates with Handlebars.js - (assignment) - 14.06.2014
12. Exam Preparation
13. Exam - 17.06.2014

JavaScript OOP

1. Functions and Function Expressions - (assignment) - 28.06.2014
2. Classical OOP in JavaScript - (assignment) - 27.06.2014
3. Inheritance with Classical OOP
4. TypeScript Overview - (assignment) - 03.07.2014
5. CoffeeScript Overview
6. Modules and Patterns - (assignment) - 03.07.2014
7. AMD and Require.js - (assignment) - 04.07.2014
8. JavaScript Exceptions
9. Exam Preparation
10. Exam - 07.07.2014

JavaScript Applications

1. JavaScript - Good Practices
2. Underscore.js - (assignment) - 18.07.2014
3. Web Storages - (assignment) - 18.07.2014
4. Promises and Asynchronous Programming
5. HTTP and AJAX
6. Consuming Remote Data with JavaScript - (assignment) - 24.07.2014
7. App Clouds for persistent data (SaaS)
8. Unit Testing in JavaScript
9. JavaScript Patterns and SPA - (assignment) - 25.07.2014
10. Exam - 29.07.2014

JavaScript Single-Page Applications

1. Introduction to AngularJS
2. AngularJS - Controllers and Markup
3. AngularJS - Services
4. AngularJS - Routing
5. AngularJS - Directives - (assignment) - 25.09.2014
6. Exam - 30.09.2014

JavaScript End-to-End Applications

1. Introduction to NodeJS
2. NodeJS Web Server - (assignment) - 05.10.2014
3. Advanced NodeJS
4. MongoDB and Mongoose - (assignment) - 06.10.2014
5. NodeJS View Engines - (assignment)
6. ExpressJS - (assignment) - 11.10.2014
7. Tools for JavaScript Development - (assignment) - 11.10.2014
8. App deployment in Cloud
9. Teamwork - 10.10.2014
10. Exam Preparation
11. Exam - 13.10.2014

PHP Web-development

1. Creating an address book - (assignment) - 22.09.2013
2. Working with sessions and files - (assignment) - 29.09.2013
3. Working with MySQL - (assignment) - 07.10.2013
4. Indeces and JOIN in MySQL - (assignment) - 15.10.2013
5. Solution to Homework of Lecture 4th - (assignment) - 21.10.2013
6. Views - (assignment) - 27.10.2013

Web Design & Development - Exams

1. Telerik 2012-2013 - CSS Exam - 5x3 exercises
2. Telerik 2013-2014 - CSS Exam - 3x3 exercises
3. Telerik 2012-2013 - JavaScript Exam 1 - 2x3 + 8 exercises
4. Telerik 2012-2013 - JavaScript Exam 2 - 3х1 exercises
5. Telerik 2013-2014 - JavaScript Exam 1 - 2x4 exercises
6. Telerik 2013-2014 - JavaScript Exam 2 - 2x3 exercises
7. Telerik 2013-2014 - JavaScript OOP Exam - 1x2 exercises
8. Telerik 2013-2014 - JavaScript Applications Exam - 1 exercise
9. Telerik 2013-2014 - JavaScript SPA Exam - 1 exercise
10. Telerik 2013-2014 - JavaScript End-to-End Exam - 2x1 exercises

Software Technologies

Databases

1. Database Systems - Overview - (assignment) - 28.04.2013
2. Introduction to SQL Server and MySQL - (assignment) - 29.04.2013
3. Database Modeling - (assignment) - 03.05.2014
4. Structured Query Language (SQL) - (assignment) - 04.05.2014
5. Advanced SQL - (assignment) - 08.05.2014
6. Transact SQL (T-SQL) - (assignment) - 10.05.2014
7. Data Access with ADO.NET - (assignment) - 12.05.2014
8. Entity Framework - (assignment) - 16.05.2014
9. Entity Framework Performance - (assignment) - 15.05.2014
10. Entity Framework Code First - (assignment) - 17.05.2014
11. Database Performance - (assignment) - 21.05.2014
12. Database Transactions
13. Transactions in ADO.NET and Entity Framework - (assignment) - 04.09.2014
14. MongoDB and using MongoDB with .NET - (assignment) - 02.09.2014
15. Redis and Redis with .NET - 02.09.2014
16. XML Basics - (assignment) - 07.09.2014
17. Processing XML in .NET - (assignment) - 06.09.2014
18. Processing JSON in .NET - (assignment) - 04.09.2014
19. Teamwork - (assignment) - 04.09.2014
20. Exam Preparation
21. Exam - 08.09.2014

Web Services and Cloud Technologies

1. Web Services and SOA
2. ASP.NET Web API - (assignment) - 20.09.2014
3. Building a Server Application with WebAPI - (assignment) - 25.09.2014
4. Windows Communication Foundation - (assignment) - 19.04.2014
5. Consuming Web Services - (assignment) - 20.09.2014
6. Web Service Testing - (assignment) - 21.09.2014
7. Cloud Technologies and Cloud Platforms
8. AppHarbor - (assignment)
9. Exam Preparation
10. Exam - 23.09.2014

ASP.NET Web Forms

1. Introduction to ASP.NET - (assignment) - 14.10.2014
2. ASP.NET Web Forms - Intro - (assignment) - 14.10.2014
3. ASP.NET Web Controls and HTML Controls - (assignment) - 20.10.2014
4. Master Pages - (assignment) - 20.10.2014
5. ASP.NET Data Binding - (assignment) - 22.10.2014
6. ASP.NET Data Source Controls - (assignment)
7. ASP.NET State Management - (assignment)
8. File Upload in ASP.NET - (assignment) - 21.10.2014
9. Site Maps and Navigation - (assignment)
10. Validation Controls - (assignment)
11. ASP.NET AJAX – Basics - (assignment)
12. ASP.NET User Controls - (assignment)
13. ASP.NET Identity - (assignment)
14. Teamwork - 24.10.2014
15. Exam - 29.10.2014

Software Technologies - Exams

1. Telerik 2013-2014 - Databases - 2x2 exercises
2. Telerik 2013-2014 - Web Services & Cloud Technologies - 2x1 exercises
3. Telerik 2013-2014 - JavaScript SPA Exam - 1 exercise
4. Telerik 2013-2014 - JavaScript End-to-End Exam - 2x1 exercises
5. Telerik 2013-2014 - ASP.NET Web Forms - 1x1 exercise
6. Telerik 2013-2014 - ASP.NET MVC - 2x1 exercise

Projects

Desktop

• Teamwork - Console game - Sept, 2013 (Course - C# Part 2)
• Teamwork - UI Business Application - Dec, 2013 (Course - C# OOP) - WPF / XAML
• Teamwork - Console-based game - May - Jul, 2014 (Course - C# High-Quality Code) - WPF

Web-Development

• Teamwork - JavaScript-based game (Demo) - Jun, 2014 (Course - JavaScript UI & DOM)
• RockBands - RESTful Responsive SPA (Demo) - Aug, 2014 - AngularJS + Cloud (Everlive)

Mobile

• Teamwork - Hybrid Mobile Application - Sept, 2014 - Icenium, Everlive, ASP.NET Web API, KendoUI Mobile

Software Technologies

• Teamwork - Databases - Aug - Sept, 2014 - MSSQL, MySQL, MongoDb, SQLite, XML, PDF, JSON
• Teamwork - JavaScript End-to-End (Demo) - Oct, 2014 - MEAN Stack Application + Everlive
• Teamwork - ASP.NET Web Forms (Demo) - Oct, 2014 - ASP.NET Web Forms + Everlive
• Online Desktop Chat Client - Sept, 2014 (Course - Databases) - WPF + async, MongoDb
• RockBands - RESTful WebAPI (Demo) - Sept, 2014 - ASP.NET WebAPI, MSSQL, AngularJS
• TicTacToe - RESTful WebAPI (Demo) - Sept, 2014 - ASP.NET WebAPI, MSSQL, AngularJS
• RateMyX (Demo) - Oct, 2014 (Course - JS End-to-End) - MEAN Stack Application + Everlive

Other Simple & Interesting Tasks

• Windows 8 Calculator (Demo) - HTML / CSS
• Simple Organizer (Demo) - HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• JavaScript Console - Windows 8 Style (Demo) - HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• Snake game (Demo) - HTML / CSS / Canvas / JavaScript
• Family tree (Demo) - HTML / CSS / JavaScript / KineticJS / Tree Data Structure and BFS
• Crowd Chat - Simple SPA Application (Demo) - HTML / CSS / JavaScript / Sammy.js
• Falling Rocks - C# Console-based game (C# Part I - Homework)
• JustSnake - C# Console-based game
• Windows 7 Calculator - C# / WPF / XAML
• Magic Numbers Game - C# / WPF / XAML

Knowledge Sharing & Team Working

• Teamwork - Wikipedia - Enrichment of Software engineering and Enterprise resource planning articles

Other courses

Algo Academy

• Data Structures
• Combinatorics
• Dynamic Programming
• Graphs Fundamentals
• Graphs Algorithms
• Sorting and Searching Algorithms
• Preparation for National Olympiad in Informatics

Certificates

• One Year Program Graduate - Web Track 2013/2014
• C# Developer (2014) Track
• Web Developer (2014) Track
• JavaScript Developer (2014) Track

Microsoft Certificates

• MS: Programming in C#
• MS: Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications
• MS: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
• MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional