Core Coursework
(take these in order)
REST & GraphQL API Design in Node.js, v2 (using Express & MongoDB)
Design APIs from the ground up using Node.js Express and MongoDB! You'll build a REST API and in the course you'll migrate your API to using GraphQL.
Networking and Streams
Learn the stream node module. Code readable, writable, transform, duplex streams. Plus code TCP, HTTP, and Websocket servers and clients using Node.js.Full Stack for Front End Engineers
Learn the skills that front-end engineers need to seamlessly work and switch between the front-end, command line, and server.Full Stack for Front-Ends Part 2
Deploy Node.js apps and configure Nginx using the command line. Setup SSH, firewall, server updates and configure nginx caching, gzip and HTTP2.ES6: The Right Parts
Learn new ES6 JavaScript language features like arrow function, destructuring, generators & more to write cleaner and more productive, readable programs.Functional-Light JavaScript, v2
Improve your code with functional patterns like pure functions, compose & map/reduce/filter...plus advanced concepts like fusion, transducing and monads!Asynchronous Programming in JavaScript (with Rx.js Observables)
Learning how to build and manage asynchronous programs is perhaps the most important part of becoming an effective JavaScript programmer.
Elective Coursework
JavaScript: The Hard Parts
Take your JavaScript to the next level. Gain an understanding of callbacks, higher order functions, closure, asynchronous and object-oriented JavaScript!Rethinking Asynchronous JavaScript
Effective asynchronous JavaScript means knowing various different patterns and weaving them together to write readable and understandable code.Web Security
Get hands on attacking and defending web applications. Defend Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Man-in-the-Middle attacks, secure 3rd party assets and more!Testing JavaScript Applications (feat. React and Redux)
Bulletproof your JavaScript and Node environments. Learn how you can test React, Redux, and Node Express applications!The Good Parts of JavaScript and the Web
Learn the history of JavaScript and details of the language with special attention on functions. Plus how browsers work, how servers work and security.SQL Fundamentals
Learn SQL, the most popular language for storing, querying and analyzing the relational data that powers your server-side applications.LevelDB & Crypto
Cryptography provides a foundation for secure communications and distributed systems. LevelDB gives a modular ecosystem to persist and query data in node.jsCreating an Open Source JavaScript Library on Github
Publish and distribute your JS library to npm, add testing/code coverage, manage community and more in this course on publishing an open source library.Code Transformation and Linting with ASTs
Learn to use Abstract Syntax Trees (ASTs) to make stylistic code changes, reveal logical problems, and prevent bugs from entering your codebase.Code Robust APIs with the Hapi.js Server Framework for Node.js
Learn to build APIs with Hapi.js from the ground up. Go from a basic API to how to use advanced Hapi.js features including its plugins and ecosystem.Git In-depth
A deep dive into git, this course is for developers who use it every day and want to learn inner workings and use advanced techniques in git.