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    Packt

    MERN Stack Front To Back: Full Stack React, Redux & Node.js

    Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, API Design, User Interface (UI), User Provisioning, Databases, Scalability, GitHub, Command-Line Interface, Data Validation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    NIIT

    RESTful Microservices Using Node.js and Express

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, API Gateway, MySQL, Restful API, MongoDB, Microservices, API Design, NoSQL, Object-Relational Mapping, Database Design, Relational Databases, Unit Testing, SQL, Databases, Server Side, Application Deployment, Javascript, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Documentation, Data Modeling

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    114 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Duke University

    Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Platforms, Application Deployment, Microservices, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Kubernetes, Continuous Delivery, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Virtual Machines, Performance Testing, System Monitoring, Flask (Web Framework)

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    130 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Intermediate Java Development: Spring, Databases, Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Hibernate (Java), Object-Relational Mapping, CI/CD, Spring Boot, Restful API, Java Programming, Integration Testing, Continuous Integration, Database Development, Application Security, Java, Containerization, SQL, Databases, Application Frameworks, NoSQL, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Test Driven Development (TDD), Object Oriented Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    33 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Embedded Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, Persona (User Experience), Internet Of Things, User Experience, Verification And Validation, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, API Design, User Interface (UI), Amazon Web Services, User Interface (UI) Design, Network Protocols, Human Computer Interaction, Embedded Systems, Prototyping, Embedded Software, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Software Development

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    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    144 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Codio

    Intro to Operating Systems 1: Virtualization

    Skills you'll gain: OS Process Management, Operating Systems, C (Programming Language), System Programming, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Application Programming Interface (API)

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    175 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Big Data Science with the BD2K-LINCS Data Coordination and Integration Center

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Interactive Data Visualization, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, Data Science, Data Integration, Unsupervised Learning, Molecular Biology, Data Analysis, Metadata Management, Cell Biology, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Generative AI and AI Agents with Amazon Bedrock

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, LangChain, Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering Tools, Artificial Intelligence, AWS SageMaker, Amazon Web Services, AI Personalization, Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Processing, Performance Testing, Data Integration

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    38 reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Become a Professional React Developer

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Routing Protocols, UI Components, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Performance Tuning, Web Development Tools, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), TypeScript, Ajax, Debugging, Javascript, Software Design Patterns, Restful API, Application Performance Management, Web Frameworks

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    246 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn React

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Web Frameworks, Functional Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Application Programming Interface (API)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    215 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Codio

    Advanced Django: Mastering Django and Django Rest Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Performance Tuning, Postman API Platform, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Validation, Authentications, React.js, Authorization (Computing), PostgreSQL, Object-Relational Mapping, API Design, Model View Controller, Scalability, Application Frameworks, JSON, Full-Stack Web Development, Unit Testing, Web Development, Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    158 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Flutter and Dart: Developing iOS, Android, and Mobile Apps

    Skills you'll gain: Flutter (Software), Mobile Development, iOS Development, Apple iOS, User Interface (UI), Android Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Development, Cross Platform Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Debugging, Software Development, JSON

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    120 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular api courses

  • MERN Stack Front To Back: Full Stack React, Redux & Node.js: Packt
  • RESTful Microservices Using Node.js and Express: NIIT
  • Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs: Duke University
  • Intermediate Java Development: Spring, Databases, Deployment: SkillUp
  • Embedded Interface Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Intro to Operating Systems 1: Virtualization: Codio
  • Big Data Science with the BD2K-LINCS Data Coordination and Integration Center: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • AWS Generative AI and AI Agents with Amazon Bedrock: Amazon Web Services
  • Become a Professional React Developer: Scrimba
  • Learn React: Scrimba

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