Connecting Front-End to Back-End
Why Connecting Front-End to Back-End?
Joining the front-end and back-end in a full-stack application is essential in providing a seamless user experience and a smooth deployment process. Learn how to connect the two to gain a powerful skill, become a better web developer, and improve your understanding of how web apps work. In this course, you’ll learn about the various methods for rendering a website, how to structure a REST API, and how to design apps using the Model, View, Controller (MVC) pattern. You’ll also practice what you’ve learned by building a client-side rendered app using React and Node.js.
Take-Away Skills
In this course, you will learn:
- The difference between client-side rendering and server-side rendering and when each is most appropriate
- How to write code that enables the front-end and back-end of your web application to communicate with each other
- How to design a RESTful API
- How to use React and Node to build a cleanly structured, client-side rendered application
- How to implement MVC architecture in a full-stack application
Note on Prerequisites
A strong foundation in Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), Node.js, and React are prerequisites for this course. We also recommend taking a look at the Design Databases with PostgreSQL course before getting started.
Codecademy courses have been taken by employees at
- 1Learn about what the Connecting Front-End to Back-End course has in store!
- 2Learn about client-side and server-side rendering and create REST API endpoints to connect the front-end to the back-end.
- 3Get an introduction to the Model, View, Controller design pattern and create full-stack apps using MVC architecture.
- 4You’ve completed the Connecting Front-End to Back-End course! What’s next?
How you'll master it
Stress-test your knowledge with quizzes that help commit syntax to memory

— Madelyn, Pinterest
I know from first-hand experience that you can go in knowing zero, nothing, and just get a grasp on everything as you go and start building right away.
Course Description
Learn how to join the front-end and the back-end by creating REST APIs and using the MVC architecture.
Details
Earn a certificate of completion
2 hours to complete in total
Intermediate
1 informational
Learn about client-side and server-side rendering and create REST API endpoints to connect the front-end to the back-end.
3 articles, 1 quiz
1 informational