Core Coursework

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Prerequisite: We recommend basic coding experience and comfort using a terminal.

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Jem teaches you the essentials for becoming a full-stack developer.

Full Stack for Front-End Engineers, v3

Jem Young

Netflix

Learn what it means to become a full-stack engineer, and get hands-on with setting up your own server to build and deploy web applications from scratch!

8 hours, 12 minutes CC

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Learn the basics of using four of the most popular open-source types of databases.

Complete Intro to Databases

Brian Holt

Neon

In this course you'll learn the basics of using four of the most popular open-source types of databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Neo4j, and Redis.

7 hours, 4 minutes CC

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Linux and the command line are essential skills for anyone who wants to be effective beyond writing application code.

Complete Intro to Linux and the Command-Line

Brian Holt

Neon

Gain powerful command-line skills, learn to use Ubuntu, quit VIM, handle package management, and write your own shell scripts!

6 hours, 48 minutes CC

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Complete Intro to Linux and the Command-Line

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VIM is the universal editor on all Unix/Linux servers. Understanding the fundamentals will give you superpowers for managing servers and electrifying your developer productivity.

VIM Fundamentals

ThePrimeagen

terminal

Learn the basics of editing and navigation in VIM. You'll learn macros, registers, find, and replaces. Finally, edit your vimrc plugins along with quickfix lists.

4 hours, 14 minutes CC

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Node.js is the best full-stack platform since it builds on your knowledge of JavaScript. It can be an API server, a build tool, or a CLI – it’s up to you!

Learn the foundations of Node.js and server-side JavaScript to build custom CLIs, manipulate files, create servers, and more. Take your JavaScript skills to the next level and become a full-stack engineer!

4 hours, 12 minutes CC

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Now that you understand Node.js, building an API is a common use case and foundational for any back-end application.

API Design in Node.js, v4

Scott Moss

Netflix

Use Express to build a REST API Design in Node.js – read and update from a Postgres database using Prisma and TypeScript.

7 hours, 4 minutes CC

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Amazon Web Services is the most popular cloud hosting solution. Learn to deploy single page and Node.js applications on AWS.

AWS For Front-End Engineers, v2

Steve Kinney

Temporal

Build an enterprise-grade deployment infrastructure on AWS using S3, Route 53, CloudFront, lambda@edge, and more!

3 hours, 40 minutes CC

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Containers have become the industry standard for developing and deploying applications. Every fullstack developer needs to understand how to work with containers because the ability to bundle your environment into Docker allows new developers to get up and running quickly, as well as provides the ability to ship your code in a self-contained environment.

Complete Intro to Containers, v2

Brian Holt

Neon

Get an introduction to containers from the ground up. Build a container by hand, then learn Docker, optimization, multi-container projects, and intro to Kubernetes.

4 hours, 53 minutes CC

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SQL is a skillset that has stood the test of time. Nearly all modern web applications use SQL, and this course teaches you to build real-world apps with the open-source PostgreSQL database.