Building HTTP APIs with Spring (Coursera)

Offered by Vanderbilt University,
Building HTTP APIs with Spring (Coursera)

Unlock the power of building HTTP APIs with Spring, one of the most versatile and widely-used Java frameworks, in this comprehensive course tailored for both beginners and seasoned developers. Dive deep into building robust, scalable, and secure HTTP APIs from scratch and gain mastery over RESTful services with Spring Boot.

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This course is part of the Scalable Microservices for Developers Specialization.

What You'll Learn:

  • Foundational Concepts: Understand the principles of REST and the significance of stateless APIs.

Spring Boot Mastery: Kickstart your applications and reduce the boilerplate with Spring Boot. Dive into data access, security configurations, and more.

  • Data Persistence: Integrate with databases using Spring Data JPA and discover the magic of CRUD operations without writing SQL.
  • Security: Safeguard your APIs with Spring Security, implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms.
  • Testing: Ensure your APIs stand the test of time with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies.

Who Should Enroll:
Students should have a solid understanding of coding in Java.

Syllabus

Frameworks, Components, & Dependency Injection
Understanding HTTP
Building Web Applications
Web Application Security Basics

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