Core Coursework
(take these in order)
Introduction to Node.js
Learn the foundations of Node.js so you can go forward and create fantastic JavaScript apps outside the browser!
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Building APIs is the foundation of any back-end application. API Design in Node.js, v3
Use Express to build a REST API in Node.js – handle REST API verb methods to create, read, update and delete resources from a MongoDB database.- +
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GraphQL is the new standard for building flexible APIs. Server-Side GraphQL in Node.js
Create a GraphQL schema which includes type definitions, queries, and mutations. Then create resolvers to return the data, and move onto advanced features like interfaces and unions, and creating relationships in your resolvers.- +
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Jem teaches you the essentials for setting up and launching servers in a two-part series. Full Stack for Front-End Engineers, v2
You'll learn to move back and forth between UI and the back-end through the the command line, SSH, nginx, docker containers, server security, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 and more.
Elective Coursework
Introduction to MongoDB
Learn to build schemas, structure models and query MongoDB to get the right data. You'll learn the core concepts of MongoDB to build production-ready applications!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.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.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!