Fundamentals of Backend Engineering
Why take this course?
Course Title: Fundamentals of Backend Engineering
Headline: Master Backend Communication Design Patterns, Protocols, Execution, and Proxying! 🚀
Description:
Backend engineering is not just about writing code; it's a complex discipline that involves understanding the intricacies of how backend applications interact with clients. In this comprehensive course, I, Hussein Nasser—with over 18 years of experience in the field—will guide you through the fundamental principles and patterns that govern backend communication.
🚀 Core Communication Design Patterns:
- Learn about the most prevalent design patterns, such as request-response, publish-subscribe, streaming (short and long), and push.
- Understand how these patterns influence the way clients interact with backend systems.
🛠️ Common Protocols Explained:
- Dive into the world of high-level protocols like HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, gRPC, and WebRTC.
- Discover how protocols like QUIC enhance performance by building on top of TCP or UDP to solve specific problems.
- Get insights into the advantages and limitations of each protocol and their use cases.
🤝 Connection Establishment Insights:
- Gain a deep understanding of how connections are established from the kernel level to the backend application process.
- Learn techniques for optimizing connection acceptance rates to prevent kernel queue overflows.
✨ Request Parsing and Execution:
- Explore what constitutes a request and the importance of parsing it efficiently.
- Understand the impact of request parsing on performance and troubleshooting.
⚙️ Execution Patterns and Concurrency:
- Discover the various execution styles, including process-based, thread-based, multi-process, and multi-threaded models.
- Learn how CPU cores and hardware threads influence your choice of backend execution patterns.
🎓 Who Should Take This Course: This course is tailored for intermediate to advanced engineers who have hands-on experience with backend applications. A solid foundation in both programming and networking is expected, as this course will build upon those skills. If you're coming from a different background or need to sharpen your network engineering knowledge, I recommend starting with my "Fundamentals of Network Engineering" course before jumping into this one.
Why Take This Course?
- Practical Demos: Real-world examples and live demonstrations will help solidify the concepts covered.
- Expert Insights: Leverage Hussein Nasser's 18 years of backend engineering experience to enhance your knowledge.
- Engaging Content: This course is designed to be both educational and engaging, ensuring you stay interested from start to finish.
Join Us on a Journey to Master Backend Engineering! Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding or expand your skillset, this course will equip you with the knowledge needed to excel in backend engineering. Let's embark on this learning adventure together! 💻🎉
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Our Verdict
The Fundamentals of Backend Engineering course on Udemy offers a comprehensive look into various backend communication design patterns and protocols. Despite its merits, it suffers from disorganized content structure, overly lengthy lessons, and an inconsistent use of visual aids. The instructor is knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter but fails to effectively communicate some of the more complex concepts in a clear and concise manner. While this course provides valuable insights for both beginners and experienced engineers, it could benefit greatly from tighter editing, reorganization, and additional real-world examples.
What We Liked
- Covers a broad range of backend engineering topics including communication design patterns, protocols, and operating system fundamentals
- Detailed explanation of modern protocols such as HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, gRPC, WebRTC, WebSockets, TLS 1.2, TLS 1.3, and QUIC 0RTT
- Engaging and knowledgeable instructor with a passionate delivery, making learning the material enjoyable
- Provides valuable insights for both beginners and experienced engineers, acting as a great refresher and connector of concepts
Potential Drawbacks
- Inadequate real-world examples and explanations of some communication patterns, leading to confusion and difficulty understanding the material
- Overly lengthy lectures that could be condensed for a more efficient learning experience
- Lack of clear order and structure in presenting the information, causing disorganization and making it challenging to follow along
- Poor diagrams and visual aids that fail to effectively illustrate important concepts and ideas