MERN Stack
Course Description
This course guides you through both front-end and back-end development, including:
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Creating dynamic user interfaces with React
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Building robust server-side applications using Node.js and Express.js
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Designing and integrating RESTful APIs
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Implementing secure authentication
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Managing data efficiently with MongoDB
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Deploying your applications for real-world use
By the end of this course, you’ll have the skills to develop complete, scalable full-stack web applications from start to finish.
Curriculum Introduction to Web Development
- Overview of the MERN stack
- Basics of front-end and back-end
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Building static web pages
- Styling with CSS
- JavaScript programming fundamentals
React.js
- Components, props, and state
- React Hooks (useState, useEffect)
- Routing with React Router
- API calls using Axios
Node.js
- Node.js basics and modules
- npm and package management
- Building a server
Express.js
- Creating RESTful APIs
- Routing and middleware
- Handling requests and responses
MongoDB
- NoSQL database basics
- MongoDB Atlas setup
- Mongoose for schema and models
Authentication & Authorization
- User login and registration
- Password hashing
- Token-based authentication with JWT
- Connecting Frontend with Backend
- Fetching backend data in React
- CORS and environment variables
- Secure API communication
Deployment
- Hosting frontend (Vercel/Netlify)
- Hosting backend (Render/Railway)
- MongoDB Atlas integration