Web Application and Software Architecture 101
Course Overview
This course is a 101 on Web Application and Software Architecture. It walks you step by step through the different components involved when designing the architecture of a web application. You’ll learn about various architectural styles such as the client-server, peer-to-peer decentral...
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Faster than videosVideos are holding you back. The average video tutorial is spoken at 150 words per minute, while you can read at 250. That‘s why our courses are text-based.
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Faster than videosVideos are holding you back. The average video tutorial is spoken at 150 words per minute, while you can read at 250. That‘s why our courses are text-based.
Progress you can showBuilt in assessments let you test your skills. Completion certificates let you show them off.
Course Contents
IntroductionSingle-Tier ApplicationsTwo-Tier ApplicationsThree-Tier ApplicationsN-Tier ApplicationsDifferent Tiers in Software Architecture QuizWhat is Web Architecture?Client-Server ArchitectureClientTypes of ClientsServerCommunication Between the Client and the ServerWeb Architecture Quiz - Part 1What is a REST API?HTTP Push and Pull - IntroductionHTTP Pull - Polling With AJAXHTTP PushHTTP Push-Based TechnologiesClient-Side vs. Server-Side RenderingWeb Architecture Quiz - Part 2What is Scalability?Types of ScalabilityWhich Scalability Approach is Right for our App?Primary Bottlenecks That Hurt the Scalability of our ApplicationHow to Improve and Test the Scalability of our Application?Scalability QuizWhat is High Availability?Reasons For System FailuresAchieving High Availability - Fault ToleranceRedundancyReplicationHigh Availability ClusteringHigh Availability QuizIntroduction to Load BalancingUnderstanding DNS – Part 1Understanding DNS – Part 2DNS Load BalancingLoad Balancing MethodsLoad Balancing QuizWhat is Monolithic Architecture?When should you pick a Monolithic Architecture?What is Microservice Architecture?When should you pick Microservices Architecture?Monolith and Microservices– Understanding the Trade-Offs – Part 1Monolith and Microservices– Understanding the Trade-Offs – Part 2Monolith and Microservices QuizIntroduction and Types of DataRelational DatabasesWhen should you pick a relational database?NoSQL Databases - IntroductionFeatures of NoSQL DatabasesWhen to pick a NoSQL Database?Is NoSQL More Performant Than SQL?Database Quiz - Part 1Polyglot PersistenceMulti-Model DatabasesEventual ConsistencyStrong ConsistencyCAP TheoremDatabase Quiz - Part 2Types of DatabasesDocument-Oriented DatabaseGraph DatabaseKey-Value DatabaseTime Series DatabaseWide-Column DatabaseDatabase Quiz - Part 3IntroductionDo I Need A Cache?Reducing the Application Deployment Costs via CachingCaching StrategiesCaching QuizIntroduction to Message QueuesPublish-Subscribe ModelPoint-to-Point ModelNotification Systems and Real-Time Feeds with Message QueuesHandling Concurrent Requests with Message QueuesMessage Queue QuizIntroductionData IngestionDifferent Ways of Ingesting Data and the Challenges InvolvedData Ingestion Use CasesData PipelinesDistributed Data ProcessingLambda ArchitectureKappa ArchitectureStream Processing QuizEvent-Driven Architecture - Part 1Event-Driven Architecture - Part 2WebhooksShared-Nothing ArchitectureHexagonal ArchitectureMore on Architecture Quiz – Part 1Peer-to-Peer Architecture – Part 1Peer-to-Peer Architecture – Part 2Decentralized Social NetworksFederated ArchitectureMore on Architecture Quiz – Part 2How to Pick the Right Server-Side Technology?Key Things to Remember When Picking the Tech StackConclusion
Course Overview
This course is a 101 on Web Application and Software Architecture. It walks you step by step through the different components involved when designing the architecture of a web application. You’ll learn about various architectural styles such as the client-server, peer-to-peer decentral...
How You'll Learn
Videos are holding you back. The average video tutorial is spoken at 150 words per minute, while you can read at 250. That‘s why our courses are text-based.
Built in assessments let you test your skills. Completion certificates let you show them off.
Videos are holding you back. The average video tutorial is spoken at 150 words per minute, while you can read at 250. That‘s why our courses are text-based.
Built in assessments let you test your skills. Completion certificates let you show them off.
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This is probably the most accessible and best-written resource for a quick, in-depth architecture overview. Highly recommended for beginners who want to gain a better understanding of web architecture & experienced developers looking for a refresher.
Aiden Campbell
Software Engineer at Bravelab.io
This course is way better than I thought it would be. How the topics are discussed in this course helped me big time in building my understanding of large-scale systems. It provides a holistic view of web architecture.
Vibhav Kushwaha
Software Engineer
This is probably the most accessible and best-written resource for a quick, in-depth architecture overview. Highly recommended for beginners who want to gain a better understanding of web architecture & experienced developers looking for a refresher.
Aiden Campbell
Software Engineer at Bravelab.io
This course is way better than I thought it would be. How the topics are discussed in this course helped me big time in building my understanding of large-scale systems. It provides a holistic view of web architecture.
Vibhav Kushwaha
Software Engineer
I do have experience as an engineer in the industry but going back to some basics on when to decide on a specific architecture, database or when to decide between hybrid and native apps has been quite helpful. Real-world industry use case references are pretty insightful.
Anne Chepkeitany
Senior Software Engineer
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