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Live Edition
Attend live on schedule
Video Edition
Watch 1–2 days after each live class
Full-Stack Software Development BootcampAI EditionVideo Edition
Learn on your own schedule, without learning alone. Watch the recordings from the real live classes, with the same Support and Code Review from a Senior Developer.
- 84 hours
- 1 year of access
- No prior experience needed
Video release
How each video reaches you
- The current cohort's live class finishes
- The recording lands in your classroom
- Rewatch it any time for a full year
Each class video is published within 1–2 days after that live session ends, so the full course is not unlocked the moment you enrol.
How it works
How the Video Edition works
Enrol in the Video Edition
Message us on LINE to ask questions and confirm your place, then get access to the learning platform and Discord.
Videos arrive after each live class
Each recording is published within 1–2 days of that live class ending. The full course is not released all at once when you enrol.
Study whenever suits you
Watch and rewatch at your own pace within your 1-year access window — after work, at weekends, or as many times as you need.
Submit code for review
Send in your code or projects for Code Review directly from the instructor, on the same terms as live students.
Ask questions and join workshops
Ask questions in Discord as you go, get instructor support, and join the workshops and bonuses included in your enrolment.
The real platform
What the learning platform looks like
The Varis Lab platform keeps class recordings, homework, quizzes and your progress through each lesson in one place.
Who this is for
For people ready to start, whose schedule isn't
Career changers moving into development
No coding background or computer science degree required — the curriculum starts from zero and builds up step by step.
People with an idea who want to build their own product
Covers frontend, backend, database and deployment, so your idea can become an app that actually runs in production.
Working professionals who can't make the live schedule
Shift work, frequent travel or a different time zone is fine — you study at your own pace and still get Support and Code Review.
Technologies used throughout the bootcamp
A stack that reaches real work
You will not learn tools as isolated fragments. The same stack compounds from frontend to backend, AI workflow, and production deployment.
Frontend
React
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
UI System
Backend
Node.js
Runtime
Express
API Basics
NestJS
Production Backend
PostgreSQL
Database
Prisma
Database
Neon
Database
JWT
Security
AI & Deployment
DigitalOcean Spaces
File Storage
Cursor
AI Workflow
Vercel
Deployment
Render
Deployment
GitHub Actions
Deployment
AI-Assisted Coding
How AI-Assisted Coding Is Taught
This bootcamp does not teach students to blindly ask AI to write code. Students first build manual coding fundamentals, then learn how to use AI agents responsibly as coding assistants.
1Manual First
- 1Understand manually
- 2Sketch the solution
- 3Write core logic yourself
2AI Second
- 4Ask AI for plan or feedback
- 5Generate only where useful
- 6Review every line
- 7Test and debug
- 8Refactor manually
- 9Explain the final code
- 10Ship
12-Week Curriculum
Full Syllabus
You will not just learn to code with AI. You will learn how to write code manually first, then manage AI agents through specs, plans, reviews, debugging, refactoring, and deployment — the way modern software teams are starting to work.
Phase 1: The "Manual Core"
Manual-first · AI offWeeks 1–3
Before using AI tools, students build a strong manual coding foundation. Cursor AI is intentionally disabled in this phase so students can practice JavaScript, TypeScript, logic, DOM manipulation, debugging, and problem-solving by themselves.
Stack
HTML5CSS Grid
TypeScript
HTML5CSS GridTypeScriptWeek 1
The Foundations & Logic
- Set up the developer environment and understand how the web works
- Practice variables, control flow, loops, arrays, and objects manually
- Build problem-solving habits before asking tools for help
Week 2
The Modern DOM & Pure CSS
- Create semantic HTML pages and understand the DOM structure
- Use CSS box model, Flexbox, and Grid to build responsive layouts
Week 3
TypeScript Basics & Phase 1 Project
- Use TypeScript to make functions, interfaces, and data shapes safer
- Debug small mistakes manually and explain why the fix works
Milestone Project
"Coffee Master" Landing Page
Built from scratch using HTML, CSS, and TypeScript logic with no AI assistance.
View Live DemoPhase 2: React & AI-Assisted Frontend
AI-AssistedWeeks 4–6
Students first learn React component thinking manually, then use Cursor to speed up repetitive UI work. Generated output is reviewed and refactored into clean React code students can explain.
StackReactTailwind CSS
Cursor
ReactTailwind CSSCursorWeek 4
React 19 Fundamentals
- Learn React fundamentals: JSX, props, state, effects, and component thinking
- Build components manually before using assistance
- Recognize when not to use AI and why understanding comes first
- Use AI to explain unfamiliar code without blindly accepting output
Week 5
Tailwind CSS & Cursor Workflow
- Turn screenshots, wireframes, or requirements into clear UI prompts
- Use Cursor Agent for first-pass UI only after understanding the structure
- Review generated Tailwind for responsiveness, accessibility, and maintainability
- Refactor generated UI into reusable React components
Week 6
Data Fetching & Phase 2 Project
- Write core data-fetching logic manually with promises and async/await
- Connect React screens to APIs and handle loading, errors, and empty states
- Use AI for planning, debugging async issues, and improving structure
- Prepare a short README and project explanation
Milestone Project
"E-commerce Shop UI"
Build a responsive React frontend, then explain which parts were written manually and where tooling accelerated the work.
View Live DemoPhase 3: AI-Assisted Backend Engineering — Express, NestJS, Prisma & Neon
AI-AssistedWeeks 7–9
Students learn backend fundamentals first: APIs, routing, middleware, database modeling, authentication, and backend architecture. AI is then used to help plan routes, scaffold NestJS modules, investigate errors, and review code while students remain responsible for understanding and modifying the implementation.
StackNode.js
ExpressNestJSPostgreSQL
PrismaNeonJWT
Node.jsExpressNestJSPostgreSQLPrismaNeonJWTWeek 7
Node.js, Express & Backend Fundamentals
- Understand Express fundamentals, request/response flow, and backend project setup
- Build REST API routes, middleware, and simple CRUD handlers manually
- Practice error handling and route organization before adding a database
- Use AI to plan or refactor routes, then compare against REST best practices
Week 8
PostgreSQL, Prisma & Neon Database
- Learn PostgreSQL, Prisma, Neon, schemas, migrations, and relationships
- Model users, products, orders, or Capstone data with clear relations
- Use AI to draft schemas while manually checking constraints and relations
- Explain database relationships without relying on the chat
Week 9
NestJS, Authentication & Production API
- Build NestJS modules, controllers, services, DTOs, and guards
- Implement JWT authentication, password hashing, protected routes, and validation
- Use AI to scaffold repetitive backend structure after understanding the pattern
- Review auth/security decisions and explain the JWT flow manually
Milestone Project
"Production E-commerce API with NestJS, Prisma & Neon"
Build a production-style backend with authentication, database relations, protected routes, and APIs that connect to a real frontend.
Phase 4: Capstone Launch — Deploy Your Real Full-Stack Product
AI-AssistedWeeks 10–12
The final phase brings everything together into a real full-stack Capstone Project: React frontend, NestJS backend, Prisma + Neon database, file storage with DigitalOcean Spaces, and deployment on Vercel + Render. AI may help with planning, scaffolding, debugging, documentation, and review, but students must understand, edit, debug, explain, and present their own code.
StackNeonDigitalOcean Spaces
VercelRenderGitHub Actions
NeonDigitalOcean SpacesVercelRenderGitHub ActionsWeek 10
Capstone Kickoff, AI Planning & Full-Stack Deployment
- Choose a Capstone problem based on interests and career goals
- Write a product brief, user flow, feature list, and data model
- Use AI Agent planning to break work into tasks, then review the plan manually
- Connect React, NestJS, Neon, DigitalOcean Spaces, Vercel, and Render
Week 11
AI-Assisted Debugging, Code Review & Production Polish
- Use AI to investigate bugs while manually verifying the root cause
- Review code for readability, security, edge cases, and maintainability
- Refactor frontend components, backend services, DTOs, and Prisma queries
- Add README, screenshots, demo link, and setup guide to GitHub
Week 12
Capstone Demo Day, AI Workflow Reflection & Career Workshop
- Present the Capstone Project in Demo Day format
- Explain architecture: frontend, backend, database, storage, and deployment
- Explain what was written manually and how AI was used responsibly
- Turn the project into resume bullets, portfolio content, and mock interview answers
Milestone Project
"Capstone Project"
A final project shaped around each student's interests and career goals, developed until it can support their portfolio, GitHub, resume bullets, and interview story.
Projects and outcomes
Finish with work you can actually apply with
You build the same project set as live students and finish with a Full-Stack Capstone that is deployed for real and that you can explain in an interview.
- Five portfolio projects, from a basic web page up to a full-stack app
- A Full-Stack Capstone deployed on Vercel, Render, Neon and DigitalOcean Spaces
- A GitHub repository with a README and a working demo link
- Resume bullets and talking points for interviews
- Code Review from a Senior Developer on each phase's main project
- Help taking your Capstone further into a product people can really use
This course builds skills and a portfolio. It does not guarantee a job, an internship, or any particular level of income.
Support and Code Review
Learning from video, but never left to debug alone
The usual worry with a video course is getting stuck with nobody to ask. The Video Edition gives you the same support and code review channels as the live cohort.
Ask questions as you learn
Stuck on something? Ask in Discord. The instructor and your cohort answer during the week — no waiting for the next class.
Code Review by the instructor
Submit code or projects for in-depth feedback from a Senior Developer on structure, security and maintainability.
Discord community
You are in the same community as the live cohort and alumni, so you see everyone's questions, answers and projects along the way.
Career support
CV and portfolio review plus mock interviews, on the same terms as the live edition, to prepare you before you apply.
Included Bonuses
Exclusive Bonus Sessions
CV / Resume Preparation
Get your developer CV polished and ready. We review your resume, help you present projects clearly, and make sure your profile stands out to hiring managers.
Value฿1,490✓ Included
Mock Interview Session
Practice real technical and behavioral interview questions with an experienced developer. You'll get direct feedback so you walk into interviews confident.
Value฿2,490✓ Included
Claude Code Workshop
A hands-on session using Claude Code as a professional AI coding assistant — the same tool used throughout the bootcamp. Build faster with AI-native workflows.
Value฿8,000✓ Included
Total Bonus Value
3 exclusive sessions · included with enrollment
฿11,980→FREE
Every workshop and bonus is included in the tuition, exactly as in the live edition. Anything delivered one-to-one or live is scheduled with you and announced in advance on Discord.
After the course
You can still ask after you finish
Revisit anything for a full year
Rewatch any lesson as often as you like within your 1-year access window — useful before an interview or when you first need it at work.
Retake with a future cohort
You can retake the course with a later cohort on the same terms as live students.
Help turning your Capstone into a real product
If your final project deserves to go beyond the course scope, the instructor helps you plan, guide and debug it into something genuinely usable.
Stay in the community
Remain in Discord with the alumni network to keep learning and hear about opportunities after you graduate.
Compare the two formats
Live Edition vs Video Edition
Only the way you watch and the schedule differ. Everything else — content and services — is the same.
| Item | Live Edition | Video Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Main classes | Attend live on schedule | Watch 1–2 days after each live class |
| Study time | Fixed timetable | You choose when |
| 84 hours of content | Included | Included |
| Support while you learn | Included | Included |
| Code Review by the instructor | Included | Included |
| Workshops and bonuses | Included | Included |
| After-course support | Included | Included |
Study time
Live Edition
Fixed timetable
Video Edition
You choose when
84 hours of content
Live Edition
Included
Video Edition
Included
Support while you learn
Live Edition
Included
Video Edition
Included
Code Review by the instructor
Live Edition
Included
Video Edition
Included
Workshops and bonuses
Live Edition
Included
Video Edition
Included
After-course support
Live Edition
Included
Video Edition
Included
Live Edition pricing lives on the live course page so it is always up to date.
Your Instructor
Varis Darasirikul
Founder & CEO of Varis Lab
Over the past decade, I've built my career as a Software Engineer, working across 4 countries with leading corporations and startups. I hold a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Hong Kong, and today I'm the CEO & Founder of Variden Tech, building AI-powered products and software. 🇹🇭 🇭🇰 🇩🇪 🇯🇵
I've been on both sides of the table — as a candidate facing tough interviews and as part of teams hiring globally. This gives me unique insights into what international recruiters actually look for.
10+
Years Experience
4
Countries
Master's in CS
Univ. of Hong Kong
Tuition
Video Edition tuition
One-time payment
25,000
THB / person
Or pay over 10 months
2,500
THB / month
0% interest for up to 10 months with credit cards from participating banks.
Instalments available with these cards
What the price includes
- 84 hours of recordings from the live classes, with 1 year of access
- Instructor support throughout the course via Discord
- Code Review by a Senior Developer
- Discord community membership
- Every workshop and bonus included in the live edition
- Five portfolio projects including a deployed Full-Stack Capstone
- Career support: CV/portfolio review and mock interviews, as in the live edition
FAQ
Video Edition questions
Only in how you watch and when. The live edition runs to a fixed real-time schedule; the Video Edition gives you the recordings of those same classes to watch when it suits you. Content, tech stack, support, code review, workshops, bonuses and after-course support are identical. What the Video Edition does not include is attending the main classes live.
No. Lessons unlock alongside the live cohort currently running. Each class video is published within 1–2 days of that live session ending, so the whole course is not available on day one.
Within 1–2 days of each live class ending. Once a video is up you can watch it straight away and revisit it for as long as your access lasts.
For 1 year from the start of your access. Within that window you can rewatch anything as many times as you like.
Yes. No prior coding experience is required — the course starts from the fundamentals and builds up. You need a laptop, consistent practice time and commitment.
In the same Discord as the live cohort. The instructor answers during the week, and you also see your cohort's questions and answers.
Yes. Submit your code or projects for Code Review from a Senior Developer, on the same terms as live students.
Yes, all of them, exactly as in the live edition: workshops, bonuses, career support, CV/portfolio review, mock interviews and help extending your Capstone. Anything delivered one-to-one or live is scheduled with you and announced in advance on Discord.
Yes — that's the main reason the Video Edition exists. Nothing is locked to the live timetable, so you choose when to watch and when to build.
Either 25,000 THB in one payment, or 2,500 THB a month for 10 months at 0% interest with credit cards from participating banks. Ask us on LINE ID varislab for details.
Ready to start on your own schedule?
Message us first — ask anything about your background, your schedule, and whether this fits your goals. No obligation to enrol.