CS406
Modern Web Application 2 - From MVP to Deployed App
Faculty
Nico Deblauwe
Freelance Full Stack Developer & Innovation Expert
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Overview
This course takes your MVP from Modern Web Application 1 to a deployed application that real users can reach. The backend remains the focus: running an app in production, integrating external services, building your own API, adding interactivity driven from the backend, and keeping an application maintainable as it grows, including architectural concepts such as microservices and multi-tenancy.
You also move from using AI as a personal assistant to working with coding agents the way professional teams do. You write project instructions and conventions for agents, plan before you let an agent build, use tests and CI as guardrails for what agents produce, and involve agents in pull requests and issue handling.
By the end, your app is live, you have a development workflow that holds up beyond the solo situation, and you can defend the design decisions behind it.
Learning highlights
Backend Web Development
- Running an application in production: hosting, deployment, DNS, configuration, monitoring and backups
- Integrating external services through APIs and SDKs, including payments
- Building your own API for programmatic access
- Backend-driven interactivity with Livewire (HTML over the wire)
- Architectural concepts beyond MVC: microservices and multi-tenancy
Tech Project Management
- Changing and extending an application that runs in production
- Monitoring usage to detect new user needs and weak design points
- Cost estimation for real-life projects
- Git workflows beyond the solo developer: Git Flow vs GitHub Flow, pull requests
AI-Assisted Development
- Project instructions and conventions that guide coding agents (e.g. AGENTS.md)
- Planning and specifying before letting an agent build
- Tests and CI as guardrails for agent output
- Agents in the team flow: issues, pull requests and reviews
Course outline
15 classes
Checking in
Recap of main concepts from MWA 1.
Understanding an existing application.
Project instructions & conventions for agents.
Production Aspects - Basics
Types of hosting. Deployment toolchain. DNS primer. Env vs config.
Production Aspects - Advanced
Monitoring. Emails.
Databases. Disks. Backups.
External Services - Basics
Basic API workflow.
Dealing with Exceptions.
External Services - Advanced
Separate service calls from usage/view.
Combining services. Caching.
Interactivity in Interface
Livewire (=HTML over the wire).
Refactor existing components.
Changing an app in production
Extending functionality.
Altering data structures. Code Refactors.
From issue to plan to agent to pull request.
All about Money
Cost estimation for real-live projects.
Adding Payments (SDK example).
Your own API
API types. Controllers. Json presentation layer. Reusability.
All-in on CI/CD
Tests & CI as guardrails for agent output.
Git Flow vs GitHub Flow.
Microservices
Concept. Flavours. Considerations.
One practical implementation.
Multi-tenancy
Concept. Flavours. Considerations.
One practical implementation.
To be decided
Depending on the interests of the class
Project Presentations
Shine when demonstrating your outcome.
Answer some difficult questions.
Snow Summit
Snow Summit (free)
Prerequisites
Methodology
- Lectures: during the daily lectures, you are introduced to new knowledge and learn new skills.
- Practical examples: the lecturer live-codes a demo application over the span of the course, following the same rhythm you do: each concept is built by hand first, then with AI tools, with a focus on how coding agents are instructed, reviewed and corrected.
- Homework: smaller assignments are given throughout the module (individual and group work). AI tools are always allowed, but you must always be able to explain what you submit.
- Individual project: every student builds their own project. Your Git history and the AI artefacts in your repository (such as agent instructions and plans) document how your app came about.
Grading
Nico has a PhD in Telecom Engineering and over 15 years of experience in web development. Check his profile on LinkedIn for full information.
At Harbour.Space, Nico teaches 2 courses on backend web development (in BCN) and a course on introduction to web development (in BKK). Nico also teaches the Software Development Basics course at CODE University (Berlin, 5 ECTS) and Backend web at Erasmushogeschool (Brussels, 6 ECTS)
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Modern Web Application 2 - From MVP to Deployed App
by Nico Deblauwe
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Jan 11 - Jan 29, 2027
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
How to secure your spot
Complete the form below to kickstart your application
Schedule your Harbour.Space interview
If successful, get ready to join us on campus
FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
Do I need a visa?
This depends on your case. Please check with the Spanish or Thai consulate in your country of residence about visa requirements. We will do our part to provide you with the necessary documents, such as the Certificate of Enrollment.
Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.