Say what you want about their products and business models, but Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, and their contemporaries are monuments to web development — living proof of how far the medium has come, and where it’s capable of going in the future. Each site was painstakingly built and honed by hardworking teams of programmers and designers, all of whom drew from their unique toolboxes of languages, libraries, and software to create innovative experiences.
The Ultimate Backend Developer Bundle is a crash course in many of those tools — from C to SQL to Bootstrap to Python. Over its 78 hours of content, it can show would-be developers how to build dynamic websites and apps, manage massive databases, and gain skills sought by rising startups and internet titans alike. Each of the program's 14 courses is worth nearly $200 on its own, but you can get them all in one complete package for just $49.
Here’s a glimpse at what it’ll add to your toolbox if you enroll today.
Bootstrap
Bootstrap is one of the best ways to put your Javascript, HTML, and CSS skills to work. This massively popular, open source web UI framework features a library of components, plugins, and prototyping tools, allowing you to build responsive sites and apps for the mobile-first era with ease. While it was initially developed for internal use at Twitter, it’s now used by the likes of Walmart, Target, Bloomberg, and the NBA.
SQL
More than ever, the world relies on data to drive business, commerce, entertainment, and other vital industries. And to parse that data and glean insights from it, those industries use SQL. With this language, anyone from data scientists to marketing analysts can create relational databases, manipulate them, and communicate with them. SQL and its various incarnations are used to manage the massive stores of data gathered by YouTube, Twitter, Wikipedia, and Microsoft, just to name a few.
Javascript
If the web were a giant building, JavaScript would be one of its mightiest pillars. This ubiquitous programming language powers most of the interactive content you’ll find on the average web page, and nearly every web browser has a built-in engine dedicated to it. But JavaScript’s reach stretches far beyond websites; it’s frequently implemented in servers, databases, word processors, and PDF software, too.
Python
More straightforward and conservative than its quirky front-end cousin Javascript, Python is an easy starting point for aspiring backend web devs, but can also be put to great use by data analysts, AI specialists, game designers, and other pros. More than any other language, Python is the go-to for big web companies, including Spotify, Dropbox, and Reddit.
Java
Not to be confused with JavaScript, Java is a nimble, “write once, run anywhere” programming language traditionally used for client-server web applications. It also happens to be a vital tool for Android developers, as the platform's SDK uses it as the basis for building Android apps.
C
While it may be old enough to be your grandpa, C still has plenty of life left in it. This general-purpose programming language has roots reaching back to the late sixties but continues to be used successfully in modern operating systems thanks to its ample portability. Many popular programming languages — like Python, Java, C++, etc. — interact with C, lending to its reputation as the lingua franca of web development.
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