InternshipTools and first-week setup
The tools a MERN Stack Development intern uses and how to set up your workspace in week one.
These are the main tools for MERN Stack Development tasks. You do not need all of them on day one; the Level 1 tasks tell you when to install each one.
- MongoDB
- Express
- React
- Node.js
- Mongoose
- Socket.io
Set up your workspace
- Create a free GitHub account if you do not have one, with a professional username, and set up your LinkedIn profile: every task is submitted with a LinkedIn post.
- Create one repository for the internship, for example mern-stack-development-internship, with a README that says who you are and what the repo holds.
- Keep one folder per task, named with the task number and title, so mentors find your work quickly.
- Commit small changes every day with clear messages. Your daily work report uses these commits as proof.
- Never commit passwords, API keys or personal data. Put secrets in a .env file and add it to .gitignore.
Your first tasks
| Task | What to do |
|---|---|
Set up Node.js | Install Node.js LTS, create a repo named mern-internship and explain npm scripts and package.json. |
| Modern JavaScript | Write examples of let/const, arrow functions, destructuring, spread, modules and promises. |
| Async JavaScript | Fetch data with async/await and handle errors and loading states. |
| HTML and CSS layout | Build a responsive landing page with Flexbox and Grid. |