Server-Side Swift (Udacity)

Whether you're an Apple developer, a full stack developer, or just getting started with app development, this course offers an opportunity to master server-side Swift, while gaining vital transferable skills that can be used with any server-side stack. Enroll in the course today, and you'll enjoy a feature-packed learning experience that is fun, informative, and loaded with expert input from leading companies in industry.

When Apple open-sourced Swift, it created ripples throughout the development community, especially for those who wanted to extend Swift beyond the world of Apple devices. Fast-forward to today, and Swift is flourishing as a language for traditional Apple applications and server-side applications that run on Linux environments. It is now possible for developers to create end-to-end applications in Swift—one language for everything, from iOS clients to web servers.

What You Will Learn

LESSON 1

Running Swift Locally and on the Server

- Configuring Swift on macOS and Linux

- Using the Swift Package Manager

- Build simple Swift servers

LESSON 2

A Microservices Mindset

- Run a monolithic Swift service

- Split a monolith into microservices

- Plan a new iOS app using a microservice-based backend

LESSON 3

Building a Swift Microservice

- Create a CRUD-based microservice in Swift

- Interact with a MySQL database from Swift

- Add paging and transaction support to a service

LESSON 4

Create an Authentication Microservice

- Create a microservice using Facebook's AccountKit

- Generate JSON web tokens (JWTs) for use across services

- Build custom middleware to validate JWTs

Prerequisites and Requirements

Students should have experience making network requests in Swift prior to taking this course. Experience using the command line, whether on a macOS or Linux system, is helpful, but not required