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.
- Duration
- 8–10 classes
- Per class
- 60–75 minutes
Curriculum PDF: save the complete Software Industry & Developer Foundation syllabus for offline reference.
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
- 1
Software & Team Roles
Software types, SDLC basics and frontend, backend, database, QA, DevOps, product and project roles.
- 2
Requirements & Delivery
Business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, tasks, bugs, sprints, releases and change requests.
- 3
Applications & Environments
UI, API, database, configuration, development, QA, UAT, production, builds and deployments.
- 4
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
Terminology, Debugging and Responsible AI
Industry terminology
- Requirement
- Feature
- Module
- Bug
- Sprint
- Release
- UAT
- Production
- Endpoint
- Payload
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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