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    Meta

    Introduction to Back-End Development

    Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Front-End Web Development, Responsive Web Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Full-Stack Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), General Networking, Back-End Web Development, React.js, Web Servers

    4.7
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    3.6K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Back-End Developer Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Django (Web Framework), Git (Version Control System), Full-Stack Web Development, Server Side, API Design, Application Development, Restful API, Unit Testing, MySQL, User Accounts, Software Testing, Web Applications, Databases

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    170 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Back-end Application Development Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, MongoDB, Flask (Web Framework), Application Deployment, IBM Cloud, Databases, Back-End Web Development, Database Systems, Django (Web Framework), Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, OpenShift, Microservices, Kubernetes, Web Applications, Containerization, Application Development, Web Services, Restful API, Scalability

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    39 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    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, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Deployment, Continuous Integration, Server Side, Microservices, NoSQL, Software Technical Review, Application Programming Interface (API), Continuous Deployment, Databases, Database Management, Secure Coding

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Backend Web Development with TypeScript

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), TypeScript, Authentications, Server Side, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Back-End Web Development, MongoDB, Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Unit Testing, Web Development, Database Management, Secure Coding, Application Programming Interface (API), Middleware, NoSQL, Javascript and jQuery, Development Environment, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    JavaScript in Modern Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, React.js, Full-Stack Web Development, UI Components, Node.JS, Application Deployment, Javascript, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Web Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Animations

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Introduction to HTML, CSS, & JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Scripting, Browser Compatibility, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    647 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Multiple educators

    Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Jupyter, Data Ethics, Decision Tree Learning, Tensorflow, Responsible AI, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), NumPy, Predictive Modeling, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Reinforcement Learning, Random Forest Algorithm, Feature Engineering, Python Programming

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    37K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Fullstack Development

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsive Web Design, Node.JS, Command-Line Interface, TypeScript, Unit Testing, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, SQL, Typography, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, React.js, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), JavaScript Frameworks, JSON, Generative AI, UI Components, Web Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    776 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    AI Foundations for Everyone: A Practical Intro for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, IBM Cloud, Responsible AI, LLM Application, Workflow Management, Action Oriented, No-Code Development, Machine Learning Software, Business Workflow Analysis, Machine Learning, AI Product Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Data Science

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    33K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Developing Front-End Apps with React

    Skills you'll gain: React Redux, React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, UI Components, Web Applications, Web Development, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Data Structures

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    734 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Programming with JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Web Development Tools, Javascript, Unit Testing, Web Applications, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Node.JS, Scripting, JSON, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Debugging, Package and Software Management, Program Development, Front-End Web Development, Functional Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    4.8K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular back end courses

  • Introduction to Back-End Development: Meta
  • Back-End Developer Capstone : Meta
  • Back-end Application Development Capstone Project: IBM
  • JavaScript Back-end Capstone Project: IBM
  • Backend Web Development with TypeScript: Edureka
  • JavaScript in Modern Web Development: Packt
  • Introduction to HTML, CSS, & JavaScript: IBM
  • Machine Learning: DeepLearning.AI
  • Fullstack Development: Scrimba
  • AI Foundations for Everyone: A Practical Intro for Beginners: IBM

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