Using ChatGPT for Web Development - MERN stack

Name: Using ChatGPT for Web Development - MERN stack
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Use MERN stack to build a Twitter clone, with the help of ChatGPT prompts

Created byKai Chao

Last updated 5/2023

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What you'll learn

Use ChatGPT to boost your development velocity & debug your code
Learn about the modern web application stack - React, Express, MongoDB, and NodeJS (MERN)
Use ChatGPT to build full stack website from scratch
Create a Twitter Clone web application from scratch using ChatGPT
Follow along web development process using modern tools and best practices
Apply best practices in a web application, with the help of OpenAI tools
Write high performance code in both server and frontend stacks

Course content

7 sections • 29 lectures • 3h 3m total length

Introduction2:08
Introduction to ChatGPT as coding companion8:05

Introduction to MERN stack2:30
The code for the course is available on Github (optional)0:34
If you would like, you can clone the code for the course on my public github. This is an optional step, you can entirely follow along without cloning the codebase.
Use ChatGPT to set up the web app template10:35
Use nodemon to monitor your server during development2:16
Apply Material UI to React to make the application look great5:45
Build the overall UI structure6:17
git commit: d87d1ad13c09a6b526d50b6de204a3b46a04f78d

Introduction to web authentication0:34
Build Login and Register React UI components11:09
Understand how to keep your data safe with salted hash and JWT8:04
Implement server express code for user authentication15:59
git commit: 654ac717ef6bf86d2e62c52a2ee6c98016a809c6
Implement React client code for authentication15:48
git commit: c6241820b70790aa92bd8af1790603f3fd7fb6eb
Use PassportJS on server routes to verify every API request9:51
Using React useEffect and browser localStorage to maintain session data6:18
Complete authentication with a logout function3:16
git commit: 5e4f978fcc98aaaf83c53d896a691ec8db740cf3

Write the server endpoint to create and store user tweets5:55
git commit: 720fd582337552eb5ff76afbaadfcb86b891e48a
Implementing Redux to the client to manage application state storage (Part 1)6:26
Implementing Redux to the client to manage application state storage (Part 2)17:10
git commit: 50ecee8d0c22a9f78bcee3507ec59b70fc6f996c
Build React component to allow users to submit tweets6:44
Build the Twitter Feed in backend and frontend10:08
git commit: a809949eb15b0a92665710fdedf46b34911bb5fb

Requirements

Basic computer science knowledge, no web development or AI knowledge needed

Description

Using ChatGPT to Build Web Applications - React, NodeJS, Express, MongoDB

In this course, you will learn how to build a full-stack web application using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js), with ChatGPT as your coding companion.

We will start with the basics of the MERN stack and learn how to set up a local development environment. Then, we will dive into building a Twitter clone web application from scratch, using React for the front-end and Express for the back-end.

Throughout the course, we will use ChatGPT to generate code snippets and speed up our development process. You will learn how to interact with ChatGPT and ask the right prompts to generate code that you can easily copy and paste into your project.

By the end of this course, you will have a deep understanding of the MERN stack to be equipped with the skills to build a full-stack web application. You will also learn about how to use ChatGPT to streamline your development workflow.

No prior knowledge of the MERN stack or ChatGPT is required, but some basic knowledge of JavaScript is recommended.

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If you are ever stuck during the course, or have any general questions. Please feel free to reach out through Q&A or messaging me directly!

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What will we use in this course:

ChatGPT!!!
ReactJS
ExpressJS
MongoDB
NodeJS
Material UI
React Router
Redux
PassportJS
Nodemon
Postman
Json Web Token (JWT)

Who this course is for:

Beginner programmers who want to learn how to use ChatGPT to up level their web development journey
Seasoned web developers who want to learn how to use ChatGPT to improve their productivity

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 10min

Environment setup4 lectures • 4min

Web application development with ChatGPT6 lectures • 28min

Build web page authentication - login & register8 lectures • 1hr 11min

Build the ability to create Twitter post and show the feed5 lectures • 46min

Build the profile page into our Twitter clone application3 lectures • 22min

Conclusion1 lecture • 2min

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