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      Board Infinity

      Spring and Spring Boot Development

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Jenkins, Spring Boot, Application Deployment, Docker (Software), Back-End Web Development, API Gateway, OAuth, Containerization, Cloud-Native Computing, Authentications, Amazon CloudWatch, Java, Software Documentation, API Design, Java Programming, Continuous Deployment, Software Design Patterns, Application Programming Interface (API), React.js

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      Version Control

      Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Unix Commands, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Linux Commands, Software Versioning, Command-Line Interface, Linux, Collaborative Software, File Management, Software Development Tools, Software Development, Web Development

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Python NoSQL Data Engineering with MongoDB

      Skills you'll gain: MongoDB, Data Transformation, Customer Analysis, Data Analysis, Back-End Web Development, Customer Data Management, Data Processing, NoSQL, Data Maintenance, Pandas (Python Package), Database Design, Data Validation, Financial Data, Data Import/Export, Database Management, Databases, Data Pipelines, Data Access, Query Languages, Performance Tuning

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      RESTful API Project - Employee Management System Tool

      Skills you'll gain: API Design, Restful API, Application Deployment, Spring Boot, Back-End Web Development, Data Modeling, Software Architecture, Object-Relational Mapping, System Configuration, Software Design, Application Development, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Business Logic

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Introduction to CSS3

      Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Web Development, Javascript, Debugging

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      XHTML Full Stack Development with PHP Projects

      Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), Web Applications, Information Architecture, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, MySQL, Web Design and Development, User Experience Design, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Data Import/Export, Verification And Validation, Semantic Web, Back-End Web Development, Javascript, Web Design, Server Side, Web Development

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Integrating Python for Web Systems, Testing, and Packaging

      Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Web Development, Web Scraping, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Services, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Package and Software Management, Development Testing, Unit Testing, Scripting, Performance Tuning, Cross Platform Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Interoperability, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Applied Python: Web Dev, Machine Learning & Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Exploratory Data Analysis, Event-Driven Programming, Encryption, Server Side, Web Development, Regression Analysis, Apache, Web Services, Machine Learning Algorithms, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Web Scraping, Natural Language Processing, Web Applications, Key Management, Python Programming, Predictive Modeling, Back-End Web Development, Supervised Learning, Text Mining

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS

      Skills you'll gain: Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Semantic Web, Verification And Validation, User Interface (UI), Typography, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Usability, Web Development, Interaction Design, Debugging

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Java Servlets Case Study - Online Admission Process

      Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Java, Systems Development, Application Servers, Database Design, Databases, Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Web Applications, Business Logic, Javascript, Secure Coding, Data Validation, Payment Systems, Document Management, Verification And Validation, File Management, Encryption

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Davis

      Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Data Literacy, Data Ethics, Data Storytelling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Dashboard, Tableau Software, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      The Typescript You Need for ReactJS with Projects

      Skills you'll gain: TypeScript, UI Components, React.js, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, Development Environment, Programming Principles, Data Management, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular back end courses

    • Spring and Spring Boot Development: Board Infinity
    • Version Control: Meta
    • Python NoSQL Data Engineering with MongoDB: EDUCBA
    • RESTful API Project - Employee Management System Tool: EDUCBA
    • Introduction to CSS3: University of Michigan
    • XHTML Full Stack Development with PHP Projects: EDUCBA
    • Integrating Python for Web Systems, Testing, and Packaging: EDUCBA
    • Applied Python: Web Dev, Machine Learning & Cryptography: EDUCBA
    • XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS: EDUCBA
    • Java Servlets Case Study - Online Admission Process: EDUCBA

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