skill PathCreate a back-end app with JavaScript
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.
Includes
JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, APIs, SQL, HTTP, and more...
Experience
Beginners welcome
For those who want to
- Explore back-end web dev
- Understand APIs
- Learn the rest of the stack
Earn
Certificate of Completion
What will you be able to do?
Here are just a few things you’ll be able to do with this skill.
What will you be able to do?
Here are just a few things you’ll be able to do with this skill.
GET TO KNOW THE ARCHITECTURE
Understand how information moves through a web application—from the user to the server and back.
CONNECT WEB APPS TO DATABASES
Make your web applications more powerful by having them interact with databases.
BUILD YOUR OWN API
Use JavaScript and Express.js to create back-end APIs from scratch that anyone on the Internet can access and use.
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