InternshipKey terms and common mistakes
The words you will hear in Full Stack Web Development work and the mistakes that most often cost interns approvals.
Key terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Front end | What users see and use |
| Semantic HTML | Meaningful tags |
| DOM | Document Object Model |
| Component | Reusable UI piece |
Node.js | Server-side JavaScript runtime |
| SQL | Language for relational databases |
| Authentication | Verifying who a user is |
| REST endpoint | URL + method for a resource |
Common mistakes to avoid
- Building pages that only look right on a laptop screen; check mobile widths too.
- Putting database passwords or API keys in the code pushed to GitHub.
- Skipping input validation on forms, which lets bad or harmful data in.
- Submitting a repo with no README, so the mentor cannot run the project.
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