First steps in modern cloud development with Node.js

Cross-country global mentoring program which aims at improving corresponding hands-on skills of full-stack development with a main focus on NodeJS in AWS Cloud from e2e application perspective.

The program consists of more than 10 step-by-step practice tasks that will result in practical experience working with Node.js artifacts implementing partials of RESTful API web server and relevant components, deploying and hosting micro-service application in AWS Cloud, and hands-on experience working with Cloud Databases.

• Good knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript is highly recommended before starting the course.
• Basic knowledge of Git, GitHub, Typescript is highly recommended before starting the course.
• Basic computer science theory (data structures, algorithms, maths) is recommended before starting the course.
• English language level: Intermediate (B1) and up.
• Being able to spend at least 20 hours per week studing

• Take a course in Computer Science.
• Read a good Javascript tutorial.
• Use Codewars platform to solve practical tasks. You can start with simple ones.
• Take free online courses:
  • Learn the Command Line
  • Learn Git
  • Intro to Computer Science
  • Algorithms
• Believe in your strength!

By completing this program a participant will be able to:

1. Get hands-on experience in e2e application development (full-stack)
2. Get hands-on experience with AWS (S3, SNS, SQS, and so on) and NodeJS
3. Obtain intermediate knowledge about micro-service architecture, serverless architecture, etc.

This program covers a wide range of topics according to the following architecture.

This program will have theory and practice on the following topics:

• Fundamental Theory about Cloud Computing
• Cloud Service Models, Cloud Deployment Models, Infrastructure-as-Code
• Monolith vs Microservices vs Serverless
• AWS Intro, Registration, Cloud Watch, IAM
• Repository structure

• AWS Simple Storage Service overview
• Services & Tools overview
• AWS CloudFront overview
• Basic overview of deployment process to CloudFront and S3
• Serverless Framework overview
• AWS CLI overview

• AWS Lambda Overview
• Serverless Framework and Lambda
• Introduction to Collecting logs with AWS CloudWatch
• Lambda Advanced Features and Configuration

• Relational Databases Theory
• SQL Overview
• Overview of AWS database offering
• AWS RDS and its engines
• Serveless functions & AWS RDS

• AWS S3 In-depth Introduction
• S3 Storage Classes and their Use Cases
• S3 Access Control & Encryption
• S3 Versioning, Lifecycle Management & Events
• Integration with S3 and Lambda Overview

• Async Messaging Overview
• AWS SQS Overview
• AWS SNS Overview
• Integration with SQS, SNS and Lambda Overview

• Authentication & Authorization overview
• Lambda Authorizer & API Gateway
• AWS Cognito overview
• Cognito User Pool
• Cognito Identity Pool

• Docker overview
• Dockerfiles & Images
• Containers & VMs
• Docker Build Optimizations
• AWS Elastic Beanstalk overview
• AWS EB CLI

• Backend for Frontend overview
• BFF as Pattern
• API Gateway as BFF
• AWS Elastic Beanstalk configuration