Create a real-world backend for a Bootcamp directory app
Key Features
- Gain proficiency in building an in-depth backend API for DevCamper
- Work with Node, Express, and MongoDB
- Create a custom database seeder using JSON files
Book Description
This course will help you to create an extensive, in-depth backend API for DevCamper, a Bootcamp directory app. You'll learn how to deploy a professional API with documentation from the ground up.
The course starts with an overview of the project and an introduction to the HTTP essentials and Postman client. You'll study HTTP status codes and how to send data to the server. The next section of the course will take you through the DevCamper project and show you how to create routes and responses in Express along with creating controller methods. As you make progress, you'll learn how to create, fetch, and update and delete Bootcamps. You'll also get to grips with the concepts of authentication, users, and permissions.
By the end of the course, you'll be able to build a real-world backend RESTful API for a Bootcamp directory app and have learned about advanced Mongoose queries.
What you will learn
- Create a real-world backend RESTful API for a Bootcamp directory app
- Get to grips with HTTP fundamentals, including Req/Res Cycle and status codes
- Understand advanced Mongoose queries
- Explore API security NoSQL injection, XSS protection, and rate-limiting
- Work on API documentation and deployment
Who this book is for
This course is for anyone who wants to learn backend web development with Node. If you are a React, Vue, or Angular frontend developer looking to become a full-stack developer, you'll find this course useful.
