Lesson 1
Foundations of Backend Development
Discover the tools that make backend development possible. You'll learn how those tools are used throughout the course and how they'll set you up to write clear, maintainable code.
Backend Development with Node.js
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This course introduces the fundamental tools needed to build a basic API in a way that is both scalable, and maintainable. You will work with Node.js and its core modules, write TypeScript for developer error reduction, test with Jasmine to introduce unit testing in a Test-Driven Development environment, and use Express as a framework for building APIs.
This course introduces the fundamental tools needed to build a basic API in a way that is both scalable, and maintainable. You will work with Node.js and its core modules, write TypeScript for developer error reduction, test with Jasmine to introduce unit testing in a Test-Driven Development environment, and use Express as a framework for building APIs.
Intermediate
4 weeks
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Last Updated January 4, 2023
NodeJS • API testing • Express web framework • Asynchronous JavaScript
HTML • JSON • Dom events
Course Lessons
Lesson 2
Getting Started with Node.JS
Learn how JavaScript is used serverside with Node.js. You'll work with the tools Node.js provides as well as integrate third-party packages to create the backend for your applications.
Lesson 3
Developing with TypeScript
Take advantage of strict typing by learning to write TypeScript, one of the most popular for application development. You'll write code in a way that reduces errors and expresses your intentions.
Lesson 4
Unit Testing with Jasmine
Explore the software development testing paradigm. You'll learn how Jasmine can be used as a Test-Driven Development framework for writing server-side unit tests to create bug-free maintainable code.
Lesson 5
Building a Server
Build a server with the Express framework. You'll learn how APIs are architected and create and use middleware for expanded functionality. Finally, you'll learn to read and write to the file system.
Lesson 6 • Project
Image Processing API
Create an API that takes advantage of all the tools you have learned in this course. You'll create an image processing API that resizes and saves images to user specifications when visiting a URL
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Rachel Manning
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Rachel is a full stack freelance developer and educator where she spent 3 years as a bootcamp curriculum developer while developing full stack freelance projects. An advocate for continued learning, she is passionate about mentoring women and underserved community in technology.
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