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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Back-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, C# (Programming Language), Load Balancing, Continuous Integration, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Scalability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Authentications, ASP.NET, Debugging, SQL, Application Deployment, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Microsoft Copilot, Relational Databases, Graph Theory, Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Data Structures

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Meta

      Meta Back-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Full-Stack Web Development, Version Control, Restful API, Data Structures, Unix Commands, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Git (Version Control System), Back-End Web Development, GitHub, Web Design and Development, Relational Databases, Front-End Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, SQL, Database Design, Unit Testing, Algorithms, Web Development

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Back-End Development

      Skills you'll gain: Istio, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Linux Commands, Application Deployment, NoSQL, Kubernetes, Bash (Scripting Language), MongoDB, Shell Script, Django (Web Framework), Object-Relational Mapping, OpenShift, Git (Version Control System), Cloud Applications, Containerization, Flask (Web Framework), Jupyter, Grafana

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      49K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Meta

      Meta Full-Stack Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Django (Web Framework), Version Control, Restful API, Responsive Web Design, Unix Commands, HTML and CSS, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), React.js, Mobile Development, SQL, Database Design, Unit Testing, Web Development Tools, Web Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      23K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Server Side, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Cloud Applications, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Servers, Javascript, Authentications, Package and Software Management, JSON, Middleware

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      529 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Python for Data Science, AI & Development

      Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Python Programming, Data Structures, Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, Programming Principles, Pandas (Python Package), Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Restful API, NumPy, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, File Management

      4.6
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      41K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Full-Stack Developer Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, Restful API, Full-Stack Web Development, Performance Tuning, .NET Framework, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Development, Data Modeling, Development Environment, Cloud Applications, Software Development Tools, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Deployment, Web Development, Software Development, Cloud Infrastructure, Web Applications, UI Components, Back-End Web Development, Cloud Platforms

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      MERN eCommerce from Scratch

      Skills you'll gain: React Redux, React.js, Node.JS, Full-Stack Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Application Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, MongoDB, Web Applications, Authentications, Payment Systems, User Accounts, User Interface (UI), Database Development, Cloud Applications, Application Programming Interface (API)

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      .NET 8 Backend Bootcamp – Modulith, DDD & CQRS

      Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Restful API, Microservices, Redis, Authentications, PostgreSQL, OAuth, .NET Framework, Application Programming Interface (API), Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Scalability, Software Architecture, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language), Middleware, Data Migration, Systems Architecture, Maintainability

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Modern JavaScript Tooling, Modules, and Backend Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Node.JS, Full-Stack Web Development, Webpack, Application Deployment, Web Development Tools, Unit Testing, Back-End Web Development, Restful API, Application Development, Web Development, MongoDB, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Data Structures

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Full Stack Software Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Istio, HTML and CSS, Node.JS, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Server Side, Professional Networking, Application Deployment, React Redux, Kubernetes, Cloud Services, Django (Web Framework), Object-Relational Mapping, Git (Version Control System), Flask (Web Framework), Full-Stack Web Development, Cloud Computing, Jupyter

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      55K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Back-end JavaScript Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Istio, HTML and CSS, Node.JS, Containerization, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Server Side, MongoDB, Professional Networking, Application Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, NoSQL, Kubernetes, Restful API, OpenShift, Git (Version Control System), Cloud Applications, GitHub, Serverless Computing, Ajax

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      6.9K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Microsoft Back-End Developer: Microsoft
    • Meta Back-End Developer: Meta
    • IBM Back-End Development: IBM
    • Meta Full-Stack Developer: Meta
    • Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express: IBM
    • Python for Data Science, AI & Development: IBM
    • Full-Stack Developer Capstone Project: Microsoft
    • MERN eCommerce from Scratch: Packt
    • .NET 8 Backend Bootcamp – Modulith, DDD & CQRS: Packt
    • Modern JavaScript Tooling, Modules, and Backend Integration: Packt

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