Overview
If you want to learn a single language used for both front-end and back-end development, this JavaScript specialization from IBM is for you.
You can use this versatile, popular programming language to architect cloud-based, interactive applications. Industry leaders choose JavaScript’s popular React library for crafting dynamic user experiences and creating modular, server-side applications using the Node.js Express framework. This specialization contains courses on each of these robust JavaScript technologies and more!
In the final course, you will learn to connect your JavaScript applications to the open-source NoSQL database, MongoDB. You’ll want to learn about NoSQL databases because contemporary applications require their flexibility for querying large amounts of unstructured data. Finally, you will write REST APIs to get all of these services to communicate with each other.
Throughout this program, you will develop several applications with these various technologies. Upon completing the full program, you will have a portfolio of JavaScript projects to provide you with the confidence to excel in your interviews.
We highly recommend you have a familiarity with HTML and CSS concepts and their syntax. A working knowledge of a version control system such as Git or GitHub is recommended but not essential.
Syllabus
Course 1: JavaScript Programming Essentials
- Offered by IBM. JavaScript has become the most popular programming language amongst software developers. This JavaScript essentials course ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Developing Front-End Apps with React
- Offered by IBM. Learn one of the most popular front-end frameworks, JavaScript React, in this hands-on course. Take the next step in your ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express
- Offered by IBM. In a recent Stack Overflow survey, Node.js was used by about 50% of the developers who answered the survey, making it the ... Enroll for free.
Course 4: Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications
- Offered by IBM. Node is the first choice for developing server-side applications as it allows for cross-platform application development. ... Enroll for free.
- Offered by IBM. JavaScript has become the most popular programming language amongst software developers. This JavaScript essentials course ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Developing Front-End Apps with React
- Offered by IBM. Learn one of the most popular front-end frameworks, JavaScript React, in this hands-on course. Take the next step in your ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express
- Offered by IBM. In a recent Stack Overflow survey, Node.js was used by about 50% of the developers who answered the survey, making it the ... Enroll for free.
Course 4: Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications
- Offered by IBM. Node is the first choice for developing server-side applications as it allows for cross-platform application development. ... Enroll for free.
Courses
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In a recent Stack Overflow survey, Node.js was used by about 50% of the developers who answered the survey, making it the most used server-side technology. Express ranked as the fourth most popular web technology overall, making it the most popular server-side web framework. In this course, you will focus on Node.js and Express. Specifically, you will - develop applications using asynchronous callbacks and promises - create REST APIs and perform CRUD operations - implement authentication and session management Throughout the course, you will complete numerous hands-on labs to gain practical experience. At the end of the course, you will demonstrate your Node skills with a final project to build your portfolio. This course will help you succeed as a back-end or full-stack developer. It suits those in IT looking to step up in their careers or new graduates seeking to establish their server-side skills. This course suits those who need to manage cloud-centric projects. Note: This course requires knowledge of JavaScript and Git.
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Learn one of the most popular front-end frameworks, JavaScript React, in this hands-on course. Take the next step in your web development journey by learning how to build client-side user interfaces. You will develop these front-ends using components, the modular building blocks of React applications. You will learn about component composition to create rich functionality with features such as props, hooks, states, and event handling. You will explore component lifecycles and how to pass data and manipulate component states. Build your portfolio and gain practical experience by completing numerous hands-on labs in each lesson. At the end of the course, you integrate your skills with a final project by developing a shopping cart application. This course will help you succeed as a front-end, mobile or full-stack developer. It suits IT professionals looking to step up their careers or new graduates seeking to establish their client-side skills. Note that you will need basic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Git skills to get the most out of this course.
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JavaScript has become the most popular programming language amongst software developers. This JavaScript essentials course is designed for anyone interested in a software engineering career as a web, mobile, front-end, back-end or full stack developer. You’ll start with JavaScript basics, covering fundamental concepts and ECMAScript 6 features. You’ll also explore key data structures, including arrays, DOM, AJAX, and effective debugging techniques. Next, you will focus on honing your error handling and DOM manipulation skills. You’ll explore handling errors and exceptions in JavaScript, become proficient in working with functions and events, apply string manipulation techniques, and learn to traverse and manipulate the DOM to create dynamic web pages. You’ll use JavaScript functions, tools, and libraries to create and style navigation and pages and utilize AJAX to fetch and display data from APIs. Throughout this course, we will provide step-by-step instructional guidance through videos followed by hands-on labs to practice what you learn. You will also complete a final project to showcase your newly acquired JavaScript programming skills and build a dynamic website. This course is for JavaScript beginners and assumes a basic working knowledge of HTML, CSS and Git.
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Node is the first choice for developing server-side applications as it allows for cross-platform application development. When connected with databases, Node revolutionizes the development of web applications, enabling robust and scalable data manipulation.
In this intermediate-level IBM course, you will learn how to construct RESTful APIs using Node.js and the Express framework to communicate with NoSQL databases like MongoDB. You will explore methods to seamlessly handle errors and communicate those to the front end.
Additionally, the course will help you with optimization techniques, backend performance, and how to scale these applications to deploy a fully functional cloud-native application on cloud platforms.
The course consists of a combination of instructional videos, and assessments to learn the concepts. You will test your knowledge with practice and graded assessments and implement the skills you learn in hands-on labs and a final project so you have artifacts to showcase your knowledge to future potential employers.
Taught by
IBM Skills Network Team, Ramanujam Srinivasan, Richa Arora, Sachin Jambur and Upkar Lidder