Backend 4 modules

Backend Development

Learn Backend Development from the ground up with our comprehensive curriculum.

166 lessons in 4 modules 166 challenges auto-graded 583 quiz questions

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Course outline

4 modules 166 lessons 166 challenges 583 quiz questions

Backend Assertion Test Suite

25 lessons 25 challenges

1 C# Static Structure 0 / 8 1. class_exists

2. method_exists

3. property_exists

4. field_exists

5. constructor_exists

6. uses_keyword

7. forbidden_pattern

8. code_complexity

2 C# Runtime Behaviour 0 / 7 9. method_returns

10. method_throws

11. property_value

12. field_value

13. output_equals

14. output_contains

15. output_matches

3 ASP.MVC Patterns 0 / 5 16. MVC — Controller + Index action

17. MVC — ViewModel with default property values

18. MVC — Action with route parameter

19. MVC — Multiple controllers + actions

20. MVC — Full roundtrip: Controller + ViewModel + Action

4 Combos & Edge Cases 0 / 5 21. Inheritance + interface implementation

22. async / await

23. Generics + collections

24. Exception with inner exception

25. All-in-one comprehensive smoke test

SQL Assertion Test Suite

12 lessons 12 challenges

1 Schema assertions 0 / 2 1. table_exists

2. constraint_exists

2 Result-shape assertions 0 / 3 3. column_exists

5. result_not_empty

3 Result-data assertions 0 / 3 6. result_contains

7. result_equals

8. result_ordered

4 Combos & realistic queries 0 / 4 9. Schema + seed + select roundtrip

10. Two tables with a foreign key + JOIN

11. Aggregate + GROUP BY

12. All-in-one comprehensive smoke test

VB.NET Assertion Test Suite

25 lessons 25 challenges

1 VB Static Structure 0 / 8 1. class_exists

2. method_exists

3. property_exists

4. field_exists

5. constructor_exists

6. uses_keyword

7. forbidden_pattern

8. code_complexity

2 VB Runtime Behaviour 0 / 7 9. method_returns

10. method_throws

11. property_value

12. field_value

13. output_equals

14. output_contains

15. output_matches

3 VB ASP.MVC Patterns 0 / 5 16. MVC — Controller + Index action

17. MVC — ViewModel with default property values

18. MVC — Action with route parameter

19. MVC — Multiple controllers + actions

20. MVC — Full roundtrip: Controller + ViewModel + Action

4 Combos & Edge Cases 0 / 5 21. Inheritance + interface implementation

22. Async / Await

23. Generics + collections

24. Exception with inner exception

25. All-in-one comprehensive smoke test

C# and .NET

104 lessons 104 challenges

1 1. Introduction to C# 0 / 7 1.1 Understanding C# and .NET

1.2 Setting Up the Development Environment

1.3 Writing Your First C# Program

1.4 Running Your Program

1.5 Understanding Basic Syntax

1.6 Basic Syntax and Structure

1.X Chapter Exercise

2 2. Variables, Data Types, and Operators 0 / 6 2.1 Variables and Constants

2.3 Type Conversion

2.4 Operators and Expressions

2.5 Nullables and Dynamics

2.X Chapter Exercise

3 3. Control Flow and Exception Handling 0 / 4 3.1 Conditional Statements

3.2 Looping Constructs

3.3 Exception Handling

3.X Chapter Exercise

4 4. Functions and Methods 0 / 8 4.1 What is a Method?

4.2 Defining and Calling Methods

4.3 Methods with Parameters

4.4 Methods with Return Values

4.5 Method Overloading

4.6 Optional and Named Parameters

4.7 Lambda Expressions

4.X Chapter Exercise

5 5. Object-Oriented Programming 0 / 11 5.1 Classes and Objects

5.2 Properties in Depth

5.3 Constructors

5.4 Encapsulation

5.5 Inheritance

5.6 Polymorphism

5.8 Abstract Classes

5.9 Records - Value-Oriented Types

5.10 Sealed and Static Classes

5.X Chapter Exercise

6 6. Collections and Generics 0 / 3 6.1 Collections in C#

6.X Chapter Exercise

7 7. LINQ and Lambda Expressions 0 / 5 7.1 Introduction to LINQ

7.2 LINQ Query Syntax

7.3 LINQ Method Syntax

7.4 Common LINQ Operations

7.5 Lambda Expressions

8 8. Asynchronous Programming 0 / 5 8.1 What is Asynchronous Programming?

8.2 Async and Await in C#

8.3 Working with the Task Parallel Library (TPL)

8.4 Handling Async Exceptions

8.5 Best Practices for Async Programming

9 9. File I/O and Serialization 0 / 4 9.1 File and Directory Operations

9.2 Reading and Writing Files

9.3 Serialization and Deserialization

9.X Chapter Exercise

10 10. Memory Management and Garbage Collection 0 / 6 10.1 Memory Allocation

10.2 Garbage Collection

10.3 Forcing Garbage Collection

10.4 Resource Management

10.5 Common Memory Issues

10.X Chapter Exercise

11 11. Debugging and Unit Testing 0 / 5 11.1 Debugging

11.2 Unit Testing

11.4 Test-Driven Development (TDD)

11.X Chapter Exercise

12 12. Working with Databases 0 / 5 12.1 Database Connectivity Basics

12.2 ADO.NET Basics

12.3 Entity Framework Core

12.4 Migrations and Seeding

12.X Chapter Exercise

13 13. Web Development with ASP.NET Core 0 / 6 13.1 Introduction to ASP.NET Core

13.2 ASP.NET Core MVC

13.3 Building RESTful APIs

13.4 Middleware

13.5 Dependency Injection

13.X Chapter Exercise

14 14. Windows and Cross-Platform Desktop Applications 0 / 7 14.1 .NET MAUI - Cross-Platform Native UI

14.2 WinUI 3 - Modern Windows-Only

14.3 Avalonia - Cross-Platform Open Source

14.4 WPF - Windows-Only, Mature

14.5 WinForms - The Veteran

14.6 MVVM Across the Frameworks

14.X Chapter Exercise

15 15. Advanced Topics 0 / 4 15.1 Reflection and Attributes

15.2 Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR)

15.3 Unsafe Code and Pointers

15.4 Best Practices and Advanced Techniques

16 16. Design Patterns and Best Practices 0 / 4 16.1 What are Design Patterns?

16.2 Common Design Patterns

16.3 SOLID Principles

16.4 Best Practices

17 17. Modern C# Features (C# 9 and later) 0 / 13 17.1 Top-Level Statements (C# 9)

17.2 File-Scoped Namespaces (C# 10)

17.3 Global using Directives (C# 10)

17.4 Records (C# 9)

17.5 init-only Setters and required Members

17.6 Pattern Matching and Switch Expressions

17.7 Nullable Reference Types

17.8 Primary Constructors (C# 12)

17.9 Collection Expressions (C# 12)

17.10 Raw String Literals (C# 11)

17.11 Async Streams (C# 8)

17.12 Generic Math (C# 11)

17.X Chapter Exercise

18 Capstone: Library Management System 0 / 1 Library Management System