Scalable backend services refer to the ability of a system’s backend to cope with changing workloads. A developer must build applications that can handle increased user demands without sacrificing performance, reliability, and responsiveness.
You’ll start by learning the fundamentals of a server and how to test a backend service. You’ll also design RESTful APIs and build a self-sufficient network package to interact with APIs efficiently. Next, you’ll learn different caching strategies and the necessary interfaces to handle databases using MongoDB, an example of a NoSQL database. Finally, you will learn about different creational design patterns to ensure the system’s components are scalable.
Irrespective of whether you’re a seasoned developer or completely new to the backend world, you will confidently build high-performance systems that can handle increasing user demands, equipped with the skills to excel in modern backend development using Go after taking this course.
Scalable backend services refer to the ability of a system’s backend to cope with changing workloads. A developer must build app...Show More
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
A deep understanding of building and testing scalable backend systems
Familiarity with core concepts of backend servers, including concurrency-safe access and serialization and deserialization of JSON data
Hands-on experience building RESTful APIs, including communications with external APIs
The ability to design structures and interfaces to deal with databases in backend development
Understanding of different caching strategies and their benefits
Familiarity with creational design patterns, including builder pattern, factory pattern, object pool pattern, and singleton pattern
A deep understanding of building and testing scalable backend systems
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Content
1.
Before We Get Started
2 Lessons
Get familiar with building scalable backend services using Go and practical system design.
2.
Server Fundamentals
18 Lessons
Unpack the core of establishing and managing servers, handling requests, and ensuring robustness.
Listen and ServeGraceful ServerGraceful Server—Wait and ShutdownGraceful Server—PrestartExercise: API Timer MiddlewareSolution: API Timer MiddlewareTesting Back-End ServicesLogging in Back-End ServicesQuiz: Server BasicsAPI Design and DocumentationMux Ado About RoutingQuiz: APIs and RoutingExercise: APIs and RoutingSolution: APIs and RoutingData Serialization and DeserializationLock Your Objects!Additional Reading—the CAP TheoremWrap Up
3.
Networking and Interfaces
16 Lessons
Work your way through managing network operations for scalable backend services using Go.
4.
Dealing with Databases and Queues
13 Lessons
Enhance your skills in managing databases and queues for scalable backend Go services.
5.
Design Patterns
7 Lessons
Solve problems in applying creational and structural design patterns for efficient code design.
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