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Backend Development

The server side: HTTP, REST APIs, JSON, auth, config/secrets, deployment and a backend capstone.

18 lessons about 6 hours Medium
Learn it by writing it.

Every lesson runs real code in your browser, checked the moment you submit. No installing anything, no setup, no waiting.

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What this course covers

  1. What is a Backend? Servers and the Request Cycle
  2. HTTP: Requests, Methods and Status Codes
  3. APIs and REST: CRUD over HTTP
  4. Query, Path, and Body Params
  5. Build a Backend: CRUD Functions + JSON
  6. Validating Input: Never Trust the Client
  7. Pagination: Data in Pages
  8. Authentication: Logins and Password Hashing
  9. Middleware: Hooks Around Every Request
  10. Tokens and JWTs: Stateless Authentication
  11. Rate Limiting: Protect Your API
  12. Caching: Remember Expensive Work
  13. Designing a Good API
  14. Logging and Monitoring: See What Your Server Does
  15. Testing Your API: Trust Your Endpoints
  16. Config, Secrets and Deploying a Backend
  17. Capstone: A Task Manager Backend
  18. Full-Stack Capstone: A JS App with a SQL Database

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