SAHASRA TECHNOLOGIES
Beginner to intermediate curriculum · Developer ToolsDeveloper Tools
Hands-on familiarity with Visual Studio, VS Code, SQL Server, SSMS, Postman, Swagger, browser tools, NuGet and the Node/npm commands required only for frontend tooling.
- Duration
- 10–14 classes
- Per class
- 75–90 minutes
Curriculum PDF: save the complete Developer Tools syllabus for offline reference.
Learning objective
Navigate, run, build, debug and inspect applications using the tools seen in day-to-day development.
Recommended class plan
10–14 classes · 75–90 minutes per class
2 classes per week alongside a core track
Technologies
- .NET tooling
- SQL tooling
- HTTP tooling
- Frontend build tooling
Tools
- Visual Studio
- VS Code
- SQL Server
- SSMS
- Postman
- Swagger
- Browser DevTools
- NuGet
- Node.js/npm tooling
Curriculum modules
Basic Foundations → Practical Skills → Guided Application
- 1
Visual Studio & VS Code
Solutions, projects, navigation, terminal, extensions, build, run, debugging, refactoring and source control.
- 2
SQL Server & SSMS
Install/connect, Object Explorer, tables, queries, views, procedures and result inspection.
- 3
Postman & Swagger
Requests, methods, headers, bodies, tokens, environments and API documentation/testing.
- 4
Browser, NuGet & Frontend Tooling
Elements, console, network, storage, packages and essential npm commands for Angular/React builds only.
Beginner topics
Start Here and Build Comfort
- Open and run projects
- Navigate files
- Use terminals
- Connect to SQL Server
- Send API requests
- Inspect browser errors
Intermediate topics
Progress After the Basics Are Clear
- Breakpoints and Watch
- NuGet versions
- Postman environments
- Swagger authorization
- Network inspection
- npm build commands
Practical learning
Practise, Submit, Build and Explain
Practical exercises
- Open/build/debug a solution
- Run a SQL script
- Create a Postman collection
- Inspect a failed API call
Assignments
- Prepare a development environment checklist
- Document how to run one full-stack project
Mini projects
- Developer Workstation Setup Lab
Industry habits throughout the track
Terminology, Debugging and Responsible AI
Industry terminology
- Solution
- Project
- Build
- Package
- Extension
- Breakpoint
- Request
- Header
- Environment
Debugging exercises
- Fix a missing package
- Find a wrong environment URL
- Use Network and Console together
AI learning exercises
- Ask AI to explain a tool error message
- Use AI to create a runbook, then verify every command
Topics intentionally excluded
Advanced Topics Come Later
Quality fundamentals are more valuable than an overloaded syllabus. These topics are outside this track:
- Node.js backend development
- Advanced IDE extension development
- DBA administration
- Advanced API automation
Recommended next track