Full Stack Development: Business Logic and Persistence Layers

Full Stack Development: Business Logic and Persistence Layers

• describe the features of Node.js
• install Node.js on Linux
• work with the Node.js CLI
• work with NPM scripts
• create a server and serve a static HTML file
• recognize the purpose of MongoDB
• install MongoDB
• create a new MongoDB database
• describe the benefits of Git version control
• describe the benefits of GitHub
• install the request npm package

Explore the middle tier and the role that server-side technologies play at this layer, as well as the third tier, known as the persistence layer. Discover how to install popular tools that support these layers.

Full Stack Development: Introduction

Full Stack Development: Introduction

• identify the need for a full stack developer
• recognize the three most important parts of full stack development
• identify the need to expand beyond the basics
• list a suite of client-side technologies
• list popular front-end technologies
• value the role of server-side technologies
• apply persistence to the top two layers
• list parts of the MVC model
• recognize HTTP, REST, SOA and microservices architecture
• identify, build, and test tools
• create an app to demonstrate client-side development

Follow the path a developer takes in the journey to become a full stack developer (FSD). Explore the three main layers of full stack development and dive into the client-side layer.

Full Stack Development: Web Communications Layer

Full Stack Development: Web Communications Layer

• explore Node.js frameworks
• install the Express application, body-parser, and the REST client
• build a sample API
• provision NoSQL storage using Node.js
• configure routing using Express
• connect API to a MongDB database
• develop the API further
• describe the role of package.json in a Node.js app
• test the Node.js setup
• explore the architecture and components of the MEAN stack
• identify features of cloud architecture
• build a simple API with 3 fields

Communications bring together all the pieces of web development. Communications expose interfaces, collect requests, and provide responses to users. Examine Node.js frameworks, API design, web sockets, and deploying web-based applications.