Jem Young
Netflix
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Fullstack to Backend Learning PathExpand Your Abilities to the Server and Master the Fullstack
Set up servers, create APIs, and deploy your code to the world by learning the full stack.
Total time: 59 hours, 25 minutes
Core Coursework
Take these in order
Prerequisite: We recommend basic coding experience and comfort using a terminal.
Editor's Note
Jem teaches you the essentials for becoming a full-stack developer.
Full Stack for Front-End Engineers, v3
Learn what it means to become a full-stack engineer, and get hands-on with setting up your own server to build and deploy web applications from scratch!
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Learn the basics of using four of the most popular open-source types of databases.
Complete Intro to Databases
Brian Holt
SQLite Cloud
In this course you'll learn the basics of using four of the most popular open-source types of databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Neo4j, and Redis.
Editor's Note
Linux and the command line are essential skills for anyone who wants to be effective beyond writing application code.
Complete Intro to Linux and the Command-Line
Brian Holt
SQLite Cloud
Gain powerful command-line skills, learn to use Ubuntu, quit VIM, handle package management, and write your own shell scripts!
Editor's Note
VIM is the universal editor on all Unix/Linux servers. Understanding the fundamentals will give you superpowers for managing servers and electrifying your developer productivity.
VIM Fundamentals
ThePrimeagen
terminal
Learn the basics of editing and navigation in VIM. You'll learn macros, registers, find, and replaces. Finally, edit your vimrc plugins along with quickfix lists.
Editor's Note
Node.js is the best full-stack platform since it builds on your knowledge of JavaScript. It can be an API server, a build tool, or a CLI – it’s up to you!
Introduction to Node.js, v3
Scott Moss
Superfilter AI
Learn the foundations of Node.js and server-side JavaScript to build custom CLIs, manipulate files, create servers, and more. Take your JavaScript skills to the next level and become a full-stack engineer!
Editor's Note
Now that you understand Node.js, building an API is a common use case and foundational for any back-end application.
API Design in Node.js, v4
Scott Moss
Superfilter AI
Use Express to build a REST API Design in Node.js – read and update from a Postgres database using Prisma and TypeScript.
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Amazon Web Services is the most popular cloud hosting solution. Learn to deploy single page and Node.js applications on AWS.
AWS For Front-End Engineers, v2
Steve Kinney
Temporal
Build an enterprise-grade deployment infrastructure on AWS using S3, Route 53, CloudFront, lambda@edge, and more!
Editor's Note
The ability to bundle your environment into Docker allows new developers to get up and running quickly, as well as provides the ability to ship your code in a self-contained environment.
Complete Intro to Containers (feat. Docker)
Brian Holt
SQLite Cloud
Learn to create containers with Dockerfiles, run containers from Dockerhub, and learn best practices for front-end and Node.js code in containers.
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SQL is a skillset that has stood the test of time. Nearly all modern web applications use SQL, and this course teaches you to build real-world apps with the open-source PostgreSQL database.
Complete Intro to SQL & PostgreSQL
Brian Holt
SQLite Cloud
Using the popular PostgreSQL database, you'll learn to set up, model, and query your data through real-world projects.
Editor's Note
Learn about DevOps and decide if this approach is the right fit for your career.
Introducing DevOps for Developers
Erik Reinert
TheAltF4Stream
Take your first steps into DevOps guided from the perspective of a developer! Improve software teams’ ability to build and ship software reliably.
Editor's Note
There are more options to go further below! Learn git in-depth, improve your productivity, learn to build real-time applications, go deeper into Node.js, and more!
Elective Coursework
Optional, take in any order
Everything You'll Need to Know About Git
Never face an unsolvable Git problem again. Understand Git's architecture, branching, conflict resolution, and advanced techniques like interactive rebasing, bisecting, worktrees, and the reflog.
Developer Productivity
Build a pro dev workflow to increase your developer productivity across multiple machines, projects, and technologies. Learn more!
Basics of Go
Get a quick introduction to Go. Learn basic syntax like variables, constants, data types, and creating and importing packages. You’ll get hands-on with all the necessary features of Go to get up to speed with the language quickly!
Build Go Apps That Scale on AWS
Learn Go, AWS CDK, Lambdas, DynamoDB, API Gateway, JSON Web Tokens, and deploy infrastructure as code!
Introduction to Backend Architectures
Learn essential backend architectures from monoliths to serverless. Discover key principles, tackle common challenges, and explore real-world examples giving you a perfect introduction to backend systems.
Complete Intro to Real-Time
Learn to build apps where the client can push messages to the server and talk in real-time. Start today!
The Hard Parts of Servers & Node.js
Uncover the most challenging, yet most powerful features in server Node.js, to help you write and debug professional server code.
Introduction to Next.js 13+, v3
Next.js is a complete full-stack framework built on top of React.js. Use Next.js to create basic blog websites up to full-blown, full-stack apps and APIs. Plus, learn new features like using the app router, server and client components, and server actions!
Java Fundamentals
Learn Java, one of the most popular programming languages in the world, especially for enterprise applications! Learn object-oriented and functional programming techniques through hands-on coding challenges.
Rust for TypeScript Developers
As a TypeScript developer, expanding your skills with Rust can be a game-changer. Rust offers memory safety without a garbage collector, impressive performance, and a strong type system similar to TypeScript, but with even more robustness.
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