About this course
In this course, you'll learn all about back-end web development so that you can turn a basic web app prototype into something that can store live data. We'll cover the basics of Node.js so that you can write JavaScript code to build the back-end of your app, as well as the basics of SQL and SQLite to write queries to work with a database. By the end of this course, you'll have a functional web app prototype that can be accessed on the Web.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Distinguish between front-end and back-end within the context of web app development
- Create a back-end web server using Node.js
- Understand the uses and types of databases and DBMSs
- Construct SQL queries to perform CRUD operations on a database
- Deploy a web app on Azure
Please Note: Learners who successfully complete this course can earn a CloudSwyft digital certificate and skill badge - these are detailed, secure and blockchain authenticated credentials that profile the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired in this course.
What you'll learn
- Web server basics
- HTTP and web routing
- SQL basics
- Database querying with SQLite
- Azure deployment
Prerequisites
DEV284x or basic knowledge of HTML and CSS DEV279x or an understanding of programming basics, preferably in JavaScript
Course Syllabus
Module 1 – Intro to Back-End Web Development
Module 2 – Building a Web App Server using Node.js
Module 3 – Working with a Database
Module 4 – Deploying a Web App on Azure
Meet the instructors
Bre’Ana Deen
Content Developer
Microsoft
Bre'Ana Deen is a Content Developer at Microsoft Learning. She has a degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and started her career at Microsoft as a software engineer. Her passion for teaching led her to Microsoft Learning where she focuses on computer science courses for new programmers. She also teaches computer science at a local high school outside of work.