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Meta Full Stack Developer: Front-End & Back-End from Scratch Specialization
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Meta Full Stack Developer: Front-End & Back-End from Scratch Specialization

Learn and Master Full-Stack Web Development. Master both front-end and back-end skills to build web apps end-to-end

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(386 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Explain the responsibilities of a full-stack developer and the core technologies used in web development.

  • Implement programs using Python syntax, variables, data types, conditional statements, loops and functions.

  • Build a functional Django web application incorporating databases, views, routes and user authentication.

  • Develop interactive front-end application features using HTML, CSS, Javascript, and React.

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May 2025

205 practice exercises

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Specialization - 10 course series

What you'll learn

  • Distinguish between front-end, back-end, and full-stack developers.

  • Create and style a webpage with HTML and CSS.

  • The benefits of working with UI frameworks.

Skills you'll gain

React.js, Web Development Tools, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Javascript, Web Design and Development, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, and Front-End Web Development

What you'll learn

  • Creating simple JavaScript codes.

  • Creating and manipulating objects and arrays.

  • Writing unit tests using Jest

Skills you'll gain

Javascript, JSON, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Functional Design, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Unit Testing, Node.JS, Package and Software Management, Program Development, Scripting Languages, Web Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Debugging, and Scripting

What you'll learn

  • Implement Version Control systems 

  • Navigate and configure using the command line 

  • Use a GitHub repository. Create a GitHub repository

  • Manage code revisions

Skills you'll gain

Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Linux Commands, File Management, Command-Line Interface, GitHub, Software Versioning, Web Development, Collaborative Software, Software Development, Unix Commands, Software Development Tools, and Linux

What you'll learn

  • Create a simple form with a responsive layout using HTML5 and CSS

  • Create a responsive layout using CSS

  • Create a UI using Bootstrap

  • Implement debugging tools

Skills you'll gain

Data Validation, Semantic Web, Animations, Debugging, Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), UI Components, HTML and CSS, Web Analytics and SEO, Javascript, Development Testing, Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and Web Design

What you'll learn

  • Use reusable components to render views where data changes over time

  • Organize React projects to create more scalable and maintainable websites and apps

  • Use props to pass data between components. Create dynamic and interactive web pages and apps

  • Use forms to allow users to interact with the app. Build an application in React

Skills you'll gain

React.js, UI Components, Application Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Debugging, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Development Environment, and Mobile Development

What you'll learn

  • Create robust and reusable components with advanced techniques and learn different patterns to reuse common behavior

  • Interact with a remote server and fetch and post data via an API

  • Seamlessly test React applications with React Testing Library

  • Integrate commonly used React libraries to streamline your application development

Skills you'll gain

React.js, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Javascript, Front-End Web Development, UI Components, TypeScript, Integration Testing, API Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Unit Testing, and Web Development Tools

What you'll learn

  • Foundational programming skills with basic Python Syntax.

  • How to use objects, classes and methods.

Skills you'll gain

Python Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Test Driven Development (TDD), Django (Web Framework), Unit Testing, Cloud Hosting, Debugging, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Integrated Development Environments, and Software Testing

What you'll learn

  • Concepts and principles that underpin how databases work.

  • Plan and execute a simple database development project.

Skills you'll gain

SQL, Relational Databases, Database Management Systems, Database Design, Databases, Database Administration, MySQL, NoSQL, and Query Languages

What you'll learn

  • Build a web server

  • Data modeling

  • Implement web security best practices

Skills you'll gain

Django (Web Framework), Model View Controller, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), MySQL, Data Modeling, Web Development, Database Management, Application Frameworks, Back-End Web Development, Database Development, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Servers, Application Security, and Web Applications

What you'll learn

  • API development

  • Principles of REST architecture

  • Build a basic API

Skills you'll gain

Data Validation, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Django (Web Framework), Debugging, Authorization (Computing), Performance Tuning, API Design, Software Documentation, JSON, Test Tools, and Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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