Module #1 Introduction to Back-End Web Development Overview of back-end development, importance of JavaScript, and setting up the development environment
Module #2 JavaScript Fundamentals for Back-End Review of JavaScript basics, including variables, data types, functions, and object-oriented programming
Module #3 Node.js and npm Introduction to Node.js, installing Node.js, and using npm (Node Package Manager)
Module #4 Introduction to Server-Side Programming Understanding server-side programming, request-response cycle, and creating a simple server
Module #5 Working with HTTP and HTTPS Understanding HTTP requests, responses, and headers, and implementing HTTPS
Module #6 Routing and Request Handling Creating routes, handling requests and responses, and using middleware functions
Module #7 Introduction to Express.js Overview of Express.js, installing and setting up Express.js, and creating a simple Express.js app
Module #8 Express.js Routing and Middleware Advanced routing techniques, using middleware functions, and error handling in Express.js
Module #9 Templating Engines Introduction to templating engines, using EJS and Handlebars with Express.js
Module #10 Working with Databases Introduction to databases, DBMS, and SQL, and setting up a database connection
Module #11 MongoDB and Mongoose Introduction to MongoDB, installing and setting up Mongoose, and creating a simple MongoDB app
Module #12 Sequelize and SQL Databases Introduction to Sequelize, setting up Sequelize, and performing CRUD operations with SQL databases
Module #13 API Design and Best Practices Designing RESTful APIs, API security, and best practices for API development
Module #14 Implementing Authentication and Authorization Implementing user authentication and authorization using Passport.js and JSON Web Tokens
Module #15 File Uploads and Storage Handling file uploads, storing files, and serving files in a Node.js application
Module #16 Error Handling and Debugging Error handling strategies, debugging techniques, and using tools like console.log() and debuggers
Module #17 Deployment and Scaling Deploying Node.js applications, scaling Node.js applications, and using deployment platforms like Heroku and AWS
Module #18 Performance Optimization Optimizing Node.js application performance, caching, and using caching mechanisms like Redis
Module #19 Security Best Practices Security best practices for Node.js applications, common security threats, and security auditing
Module #20 Testing and Validation Introduction to testing, writing unit tests and integration tests, and using validation libraries like Joi
Module #21 Microservices Architecture Introduction to microservices architecture, designing microservices, and communicating between microservices
Module #22 Real-Time Web Applications Building real-time web applications, using WebSockets, and implementing WebRTC
Module #23 Serverless Architecture Introduction to serverless architecture, using AWS Lambda, and building serverless applications
Module #24 Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion Planning next steps in Back-End Web Development with JavaScript career
