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      Scrimba

      Learn Bootstrap

      Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Development, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI)

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Frontend for Java Full Stack Development

      Skills you'll gain: Angular, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Maintainability, UI Components

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      100 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Developing Websites and Front-Ends with Bootstrap

      Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, React.js, Web Applications

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      93 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Proyecto final para desarrolladores de Front-End

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Usability, Web Design, HTML and CSS, React.js, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Application Development, User Interface (UI), Web Development, Semantic Web, Code Review, User Experience

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Front-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Cloud-Native Computing, React Redux, Responsive Web Design, NoSQL, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Webpack, Application Development, MongoDB, React.js, Agile Methodology, Software Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, User Experience Design, Engineering Software

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7.2K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Front-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Restful API, Web Services, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Software Design, Java, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Application Programming Interface (API), JSON, Software Architecture, Web Design and Development, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Server Side

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web Applications, Javascript, Application Development

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      MERN eCommerce from Scratch

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Full-Stack Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Server Side, Application Deployment, Back-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, UI Components, Authentications, User Accounts, Database Development, User Interface (UI), Payment Systems, Application Programming Interface (API)

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      Foundations of Coding Front-End

      Skills you'll gain: Front-End Web Development, Debugging, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, GitHub, Pseudocode, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Copilot, Algorithms, Program Development, Computer Programming, Web Development, C# (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Data Structures

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      NodeJS Unleashed: Mastering Backend Development

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Scalability, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Web Applications, Web Development, Server Side, Back-End Web Development, Application Frameworks, Performance Tuning, Javascript, Restful API, Development Environment, Event-Driven Programming, Operating Systems, Email Automation, Microsoft Visual Studio, Debugging

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Codio

      Angular for Front End Engineers

      Skills you'll gain: Angular, Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Software Testing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Integration Testing, Development Environment, UI Components, Javascript, Data Management, Command-Line Interface

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Frontend Development with React

      Skills you'll gain: React Redux, React.js, Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, UI Components, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Authentications, Responsive Web Design, Restful API, Full-Stack Web Development, User Interface (UI), User Accounts, Authorization (Computing)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Learn Bootstrap: Scrimba
    • Frontend for Java Full Stack Development: Board Infinity
    • Developing Websites and Front-Ends with Bootstrap: IBM
    • Proyecto final para desarrolladores de Front-End: Meta
    • IBM Front-End Developer: IBM
    • Front-End Developer: LearnQuest
    • APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application: Coursera Project Network
    • MERN eCommerce from Scratch: Packt
    • Foundations of Coding Front-End: Microsoft
    • NodeJS Unleashed: Mastering Backend Development: EDUCBA

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