A back-end developer is a type of programmer who creates the logical back-end and core computational logic of a website, software or information system. The developer creates components and features that are indirectly accessed by a user through a front-end application or system. This course presents an overview of a variety of Web backend topics: handling user input, producing templated output, storing information in databases and data stores, and building systems with secure user accounts.

• Course Goal: Learn how to improve development productivity with task runners and preprocessors
• Use Sockets for real-time client-server communication
• Use CoffeeScript to improve writing JavaScript
• Automate multiple tasks using Grunt