SAHASRA TECHNOLOGIES
Beginner to intermediate curriculum · Software Industry & Developer FoundationSoftware Industry & Developer Foundation
A non-framework introduction to software development, common company roles, project flow and the terminology freshers hear from their first day in a team.
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learning objective
Remove the confusion around software teams, project stages and everyday technical language before coding begins.
recommended class plan
8–10 classes · 60–75 minutes per class
3 classes per week
technologies
- HTTP concepts
- JSON concepts
- Web application architecture
tools
- Browser DevTools
- GitHub
- Issue board examples
curriculum modules
Basic foundations → practical skills → guided application
Software & Team Roles
Software types, SDLC basics and frontend, backend, database, QA, DevOps, product and project roles.
Requirements & Delivery
Business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, tasks, bugs, sprints, releases and change requests.
Applications & Environments
UI, API, database, configuration, development, QA, UAT, production, builds and deployments.
Developer Collaboration
Repositories, branches, commits, pull requests, reviews, logs, errors and debugging.
beginner topics
Start here and build comfort.
- What software development means
- Developer and business roles
- SDLC basics
- Requirements and user stories
- Application layers
- Development environments
intermediate topics
Progress after the basics are clear.
- Acceptance criteria
- Release flow
- Request/response/payload
- Authentication vs authorization
- Git team vocabulary
practical learning
Practise, submit, build and explain.
Practical exercises
- —Identify roles in a sample project
- —Convert a business request into a feature and tasks
- —Label a three-tier application diagram
Assignments
- —Create a glossary in your own words
- —Write one user story with acceptance criteria
Mini projects
- —Student portal requirement breakdown
industry habits throughout the track
Industry terminology
Debugging exercises
- Classify compiler, runtime and logical errors
- Read a simple API error response
AI learning exercises
- Ask AI to quiz you on company terminology
- Ask for three examples of a user story, then evaluate them
topics intentionally excluded
Advanced topics come later.
Quality fundamentals are more valuable than an overloaded syllabus. These topics are outside this track:
- Formal project-management certification
- Advanced Agile frameworks
- Enterprise architecture design
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