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Scrimba
Learn React
Skills you'll gain: React.js, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), JavaScript Frameworks, Javascript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Application Programming Interface (API)
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
198 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months
IBM
JavaScript Back-end Capstone Project
Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Node.JS, CI/CD, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Restful API, Application Deployment, Continuous Integration, Server Side, Microservices, NoSQL, DevOps, Software Technical Review, Application Programming Interface (API), Continuous Deployment, Databases, Database Management, IBM Cloud
5
Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
7 reviews
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months
EC-Council
Secure Full Stack MEAN Developer
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, MongoDB, Angular, Full-Stack Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Restful API, Web Applications, Web Development, NoSQL, Front-End Web Development, Application Security, Web Development Tools, Web Servers, API Design, Javascript, Back-End Web Development, Databases
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
88 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
NIIT
Server side JavaScript with Node.js
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Unit Testing, Server Side, Javascript, Debugging, Back-End Web Development, File Systems, Development Testing, Web Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Application Development
3.8
Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
85 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Coursera Project Network
Learn About JSON with JavaScript
Skills you'll gain: JSON, NoSQL, Cloud API, Javascript, Data Store, Web Services
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
33 reviews
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: New
Status: Free
Coursera Instructor Network
Introduction to Next.js
Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, React.js, Application Development, Application Frameworks, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Routing Protocols, Responsive Web Design, Server Side, Scalability
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
16 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Using Databases with Python
Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Database Design, SQL, Databases, Web Scraping, Data Modeling, Database Management, Data Visualization Software, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Processing, Data Storage, Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API)
4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
21K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of London
Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB
Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, MongoDB, Command-Line Interface, Web Applications, Web Development, Javascript, Database Systems, Data Access, Data Validation, Application Frameworks, User Interface (UI)
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
615 reviews
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of California, Davis
JavaScript Basics
Skills you'll gain: Javascript, HTML and CSS, Scripting, Event-Driven Programming, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Programming Principles, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
926 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Meta
Advanced React
Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, API Design, Unit Testing, UI Components, Software Testing, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, Continuous Integration, Integration Testing
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
1.4K reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Packt
Master Express Framework: Beginner to Advanced with Node.js
Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Servers, Server Side, Web Applications, Web Development, Web Development Tools, Authentications, Back-End Web Development, Javascript, File Systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free
DeepLearning.AI
Build LLM Apps with LangChain.js
Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, Node.JS, Javascript, Web Applications, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Unstructured Data
4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
17 reviews
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours