Learn what happens behind the scenes when you visit a website, from DNS lookups to HTTP requests.

Learn how browsers render web pages, the roles of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and the basics of the DOM.

Learn the key differences between static and dynamic websites and when to use each.

Get to know the essential tools of the trade for any web developer.

Let's get hands-on and build your very first web page from scratch.

Learn how to set up a safe and efficient development environment on your own computer to build and test applications.

Learn about the live production environment where your application serves real users, and the servers that power it.

Explore the critical differences between your local machine and a live production server, from performance to security.

Learn how APIs and routing work together to connect clients to the right server-side logic and data.

Learn about the process of deployment, moving your code from your local machine to a live production server.

Learn the basics of web servers, their core functions, the request-response cycle, and a comparison of Nginx and Apache.

A hands-on guide to installing Nginx and configuring it to serve static content and act as a reverse proxy for your applications.

Learn how to secure your web server with HTTPS and TLS, and how to get free certificates from Let's Encrypt to build a more secure web.

Follow the journey of a web request as it travels from the client, through a reverse proxy, to the application server and back again.

Put your Nginx knowledge to the test by deploying a simple static webpage. This hands-on exercise will solidify your understanding.

Get introduced to the core concepts of Node.js, its event-driven architecture, and its powerful package manager, npm.

Learn how to create a web server from the ground up using Node.js and its built-in `http` module, gaining invaluable insight into how web applications work.

Learn the fundamentals of the Express.js framework, the de facto standard for Node.js, including routing and middleware, to build powerful web applications.

Learn how to use the Handlebars templating engine to create dynamic, reusable, and maintainable server-rendered HTML for your Node.js application.

Put your Node.js, Express, and Handlebars skills to the test by building a simple, dynamic website from scratch.

Learn the fundamentals of databases, including the differences between SQL and NoSQL, and get an introduction to MongoDB.

Learn how to set up a MongoDB database, either by installing it locally or by using a cloud service.

Master the four fundamental data operations—Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD)—in MongoDB.

Learn how to connect your Node.js application to a MongoDB database using the native driver or the Mongoose library.

Put your database skills to the test by building the backend for a blog application with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Get a clear and concise definition of what an API is and learn about the different types and contexts of APIs.

Learn why JSON is the standard data format for modern APIs and how it compares to XML.

Learn the fundamental principles of RESTful API design, including resources, endpoints, verbs, and the mapping to CRUD operations.

Learn how to build a REST API with Express.js, including how to structure your application and send JSON responses.

Build a complete CRUD API for a blog from scratch using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Learn what a Single-Page Application (SPA) is, how it differs from a traditional website, and the pros and cons of this popular architectural pattern. This is a foundational concept for any modern web developer.

Learn how to set up a new Vue.js project and master the basics of its component-based architecture.

Learn how to manage the state of your Vue.js application with state management libraries like Vuex and Pinia.

Learn how to add routing to your Vue.js application with Vue Router to create a multi-view Single-Page Application.

Build a complete admin dashboard with Vue.js, including components, state management, routing, and API integration.

Learn how to connect your Vue.js application to a REST API using the Fetch API or Axios, and how to handle asynchronous data and errors.

Learn the fundamentals of web authentication, including sessions, JWTs, and how to implement a basic login system.

Learn how to handle forms in a full-stack application, including sending data, validation, and error feedback.

Build a complete full-stack blog application with a Vue.js admin dashboard and a Node.js backend.

Learn how to deploy your full-stack application using Nginx as a reverse proxy.

Get an introduction to the world of infrastructure, from traditional on-premises hosting to modern cloud computing.

Get to know the major cloud providers and learn about the fundamental concepts of cloud architecture.

Learn what Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is and how you can use it to build applications faster and more efficiently.

Learn about the different workflows for deploying your applications, from manual methods to automated CI/CD pipelines and Docker.

Learn the difference between monolithic and microservices architectures and the pros and cons of each.

Learn how API gateways and service meshes can help you to manage the communication in a microservices architecture.

Learn how event-driven architecture can be used to build scalable, resilient, and loosely coupled systems.

Learn how to scale your applications to handle increasing traffic, including the concepts of horizontal and vertical scaling and the role of load balancers.