Create a Back-End App with JavaScript
Learn how to build back-end web APIs using Express.js, Node.js, SQL, and a Node.js-SQLite database library.
Includes JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, APIs, SQL, HTTP, and more.
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary30 hoursProjects
19Prerequisites
None
About this skill path
What we see is just the surface of the Internet. From posting to streaming, everything happens on the back-end of the web. Get ready to learn the technologies behind the scenes of companies like Twitter and PayPal.
Skills you'll gain
- Understand the architecture of a web application
- Connect web apps to databases
- Build an API
Syllabus
8 units • 29 lessons • 19 projects • 19 quizzes- 1
JavaScript Fundamentals
Learn the fundamentals of JavaScript to start your journey towards back-end web development.
- 2
JavaScript Conditionals and Functions
Learn how to create more flexible programs using conditionals, control flow, functions, and scope.
- 3
JavaScript Arrays, Loops, and Iterators
Learn how to use Arrays, Loops, and built-in Array methods, and then apply your skills in the Beat Mix project.
- 4
JavaScript Objects, Modules, and Browser Compatibility
Learn about using JavaScript objects to store data and functionality, and learn modern tools for writing reusable, universally usable code.
- 5
Building Back-End Servers with Express.js
Learn to build back-end servers with the popular and powerful Express.js library, then build your own API server in the Boss Machine project
- 6
SQL for Back-End Development
Learn how to create tables, create, retrieve, and update data in SQL databases, and build a data-intensive web app.
- 7
Connecting JavaScript and SQL
Learn the Node-SQLite to connect JS and SQL in web apps, and build your first fully-integrated app back-end in the Codestrips project.
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Projects in this skill path
- practice Project
Kelvin Weather
In this project, we're going to practice variables and printing to the console in JavaScript so you can hone your skills and feel confident taking them to the real world. Why? You've got to master the basics. Get comfortable with these fundamentals. - practice Project
Dog Years
In this project, we're going to practice variables and strings in JavaScript so you can hone your skills and feel confident taking them to the real world. Why? These concepts will help you use your data to output information to your users. - practice Project
Magic Eight Ball
Build a virtual Magic Eight Ball using control flow in JavaScript. You’ll practice building decision-making into your programs and gain confidence in writing more robust JavaScript code.
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