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      Packt

      Express Framework Basics: Secure Signup with Auth0 & Node.js

      Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Node.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, Authentications, OAuth, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Secure Coding, Web Development Tools, Application Servers, Database Management, Javascript, Databases, Cryptography, Data Storage Technologies, Middleware, Routing Protocols

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of London

      Responsive Website Development and Design

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, jQuery, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Experience Design, User Accounts, MongoDB, User Experience, Wireframing, Web Applications, Full-Stack Web Development, Interactive Data Visualization, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, User Interface (UI), Javascript

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Java Spring Boot Case Study - Appointment Management System

      Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Apache Maven, Model View Controller, Unit Testing, Spring Boot, Restful API, Software Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Java, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Integration Testing, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Data Store, Application Security

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Skill Up with Python: Web Development Recipes

      Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Flask (Web Framework), Web Applications, Real Time Data, Web Development, Restful API, Application Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, API Design, Python Programming, Server Side, JSON

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      XHTML Full Stack Development with PHP Projects

      Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), Web Applications, Information Architecture, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, MySQL, Web Design and Development, User Experience Design, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Data Import/Export, Verification And Validation, Semantic Web, Back-End Web Development, Javascript, Web Design, Server Side, Web Development

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS

      Skills you'll gain: Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Semantic Web, Verification And Validation, User Interface (UI), Typography, Web Design and Development, Interactive Design, Web Development Tools, Usability, Web Development, Interaction Design

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Integrating Python for Web Systems, Testing, and Packaging

      Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Web Development, Web Scraping, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Services, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Package and Software Management, Development Testing, Unit Testing, Scripting, Performance Tuning, Cross Platform Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Interoperability, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Advanced React

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), React.js, Web Development Tools, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Programming Interface (API), Unit Testing, UI Components, TypeScript, Front-End Web Development, Software Design Patterns, Development Testing, Javascript

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      JavaScript from Beginner to Expert 2.0

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, Full-Stack Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, React.js, Javascript, Server Side, Back-End Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Performance Tuning, Application Deployment, Web Development, Web Design and Development, Scripting, UI Components, Data Validation, Video Game Development, Debugging

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Applied Python: Web Dev, Machine Learning & Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Exploratory Data Analysis, Event-Driven Programming, Encryption, Server Side, Web Development, Regression Analysis, Apache, Web Services, Machine Learning Algorithms, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Web Scraping, Natural Language Processing, Web Applications, Key Management, Python Programming, Predictive Modeling, Back-End Web Development, Supervised Learning, Text Mining

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      RESTful API Project - Employee Management System Tool

      Skills you'll gain: API Design, Restful API, Application Deployment, Spring Boot, Back-End Web Development, Data Modeling, Software Architecture, Object-Relational Mapping, System Configuration, Software Design, Application Development, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Business Logic

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Introduction to Next.js Ecommerce - Setting Up the Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, Data Validation, JavaScript Frameworks, Back-End Web Development, Authentications, User Interface (UI), PostgreSQL, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, React.js, Object-Relational Mapping, Development Environment, Databases, User Accounts

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Express Framework Basics: Secure Signup with Auth0 & Node.js: Packt
    • Responsive Website Development and Design: University of London
    • Java Spring Boot Case Study - Appointment Management System: EDUCBA
    • Skill Up with Python: Web Development Recipes: Pearson
    • XHTML Full Stack Development with PHP Projects: EDUCBA
    • XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS: EDUCBA
    • Integrating Python for Web Systems, Testing, and Packaging: EDUCBA
    • Advanced React: Meta
    • JavaScript from Beginner to Expert 2.0: Packt
    • Applied Python: Web Dev, Machine Learning & Cryptography: EDUCBA

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