In this course, application developers learn how to design and develop cloud-native applications that seamlessly integrate managed services from the Google Cloud Platform. Through a combination of presentations, demos, and hands-on labs, participants learn how to apply best practices for application development and use the appropriate GCP storage services for object storage, relational data, caching, and analytics. Learners can choose to complete labs in their favorite language: Node.js, Java, or Python.
This course is part of the Developing Applications with Google Cloud Platform Specialization
Getting Started With Application Development
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
28 minutes to complete
Introduction to Getting Started With Application Development
This module introduces the specialization and the course structure.
28 minutes to complete
3 videos (Total 6 min), 3 readings
3 videos
Topics covered in the specialization2m
Welcome to the course50s
3 readings
Course Information10m
How to download course resources2m
How to Send Feedback10m
1 hour to complete
Best Practices for Application Development
This module introduces best practices for application development.
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 24 min)
2 practice exercises
Practice Quiz: Best Practices for Application Development30m
Final Quiz: Best Practices for Application Development30m
4 hours to complete
Google Cloud Client Libraries, Google Cloud SDK, and Google Firebase SDK
This module introduces the Google Cloud Client Libraries, Google Cloud SDK, and Google Firebase SDK.
4 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 16 min)
5 videos
Demo: API Explorer Walkthrough3m
Getting Started with Google Cloud Platform and Qwiklabs3m
Lab Overview21s
Module Review49s
2 practice exercises
Practice Quiz: Google Cloud SDK, Google Cloud Client Libraries, & Firebase SDK30m
Final Quiz: Google Cloud Client Libraries, Google Cloud SDK, and Google Firebase SDK30m
1 hour to complete
Data Storage Options
This module introduces the various data storage options available to your applications in GCP.
1 hour to complete
4 videos (Total 25 min)
4 videos
BigQuery, Microsoft SQL Server images on GCP, and Firebase Storage Options2m
Demo: Connecting Securely to a Cloud SQL Database7m
Module Review1m
1 practice exercise
Final Quiz: Data Storage Options30m
5 hours to complete
Best Practices for Using Cloud Datastore
This module covers best practices for using Cloud Datastore.
5 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 41 min)
7 videos
Demo: Explore Cloud Datastore14m
Design Considerations & Sharding3m
Replication, Query Types, Transactions, and Handling Errors5m
Demo: Use Cloud Dataflow to bulk-load data into Cloud Datastore8m
Lab Overview1m
Module Review1m
2 practice exercises
Practice Quiz: Best Practices for Using Cloud Datastore30m
Final Quiz: Best Practices for Using Cloud Datastore30m
5 hours to complete
Best Practices for Using Cloud Storage
This module covers best practices for using Cloud Storage.
5 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 37 min)
7 videos
Demo: Explore Cloud Storage11m
Bucket / Object Operations and Truncated Exponential Backoff4m
Demo: Enable CORS configuration in Cloud Storage5m
Best Practices for Cloud Storage11m
Lab Overview21s
Module Review50s
2 practice exercises
Practice Quiz: Best Practices for Cloud Storage30m
Final Quiz: Best Practices for Cloud Storage30m
1 minute to complete
Wrap Up
This module reviews the concepts covered in the course.
1 minute to complete
1 video (Total 1 min)
1 video
Reviews
4.5
TOP REVIEWS FROM GETTING STARTED WITH APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
by NGDec 14, 2019
I thought the course was generally good, but too many of the videos felt like they were just dumping information onto me without giving examples that would help make the content more understandable.
by DBJun 1, 2019
t was a good free course. I only realised the second time round the labs are ungraded. So I plan on doing them outside Coursera on Qwiklabs itself so I can earn credits for my lab work.
by AJOct 17, 2019
I quick introduction to the developing applications using google cloud. Covers important topics. But you surely need to go through more labs to really get started
by SKDec 1, 2017
You can gain a certificate just by clicking through the tests that are aimed on imbecils. Now I understand where all those "Certified cloud specialists" are from.
by TBMar 24, 2019
Re-hashed a decent amount of previous material -- for good reason. I liked that it provided practical experience working on a project within the GCP ecosystem.
by SMFeb 9, 2019
The Lab session must have had a video in order to track the flow in a better manner. Theory was really helpful. The lab sessions could have been better.
by JRAug 11, 2019
Great contents! I'd love to have more in depth labs like the one we had for Cloud Datastore and that there's a lab to do the same as in the demo videos
by RGDec 25, 2019
A course with pretty much clarity of storage options with an overview of examples that brings closer to implementation. Impressive indeed. Thank you.
by JEJan 14, 2020
Some overlap with the core GCP intro class, but overall nice. I like that it gives you the option of 3 different languages to take the labs in.
by DMDec 3, 2018
An excellent introduction to core knowledge required to build modern and scalable apps. Looking forward to applying this.
by HPJul 31, 2018
Good course and good insight about building Secured, Scalable application using different database, cloud storage option.
by SUDec 19, 2019
Concise and good. would appreciate also a java based web app along with node.js for a sample web-app setup example.
by ERNov 21, 2018
I think that in one quiz there was a question that was later discussed in the videos. Other than that it was great!
by JHJan 14, 2019
Create coverage of all the storage services, with good introductions to the basics of GCS and Cloud Datastore
by MCJun 23, 2019
Pretty good course, but I wish there were possibility to practice in labs using other programming languages.
by ERMar 14, 2019
Some topics in the course are too concise; it is essential to read the linked documentation and articles.
by NKSep 15, 2019
it was very informative course in relation with google storage. Learnt many small technicalities of them
by JGMar 14, 2019
for a newbie this was a good course....maybe a little more in depth review of each type of cloud storage
by TGNov 2, 2018
Was a solid resource for defining Google Cloud resources for an application development environment.
by NZMar 25, 2019
The course should review App Engine in more detail. Also use examples of python for lab course.
About the Developing Applications with Google Cloud Platform Specialization
In this specialization, application developers learn how to design, develop, and deploy applications that seamlessly integrate managed services from the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Through a combination of presentations, demos, and hands-on labs, participants learn how to use GCP services and pre-trained machine learning APIs to build secure, scalable, and intelligent cloud-native applications. Learners can choose to complete labs in their favorite language: Node.js, Java, or Python.
This class is intended for application developers who want to build cloud-native applications or redesign existing applications that will run on Google Cloud Platform.
This course teaches participants the following skills:
• Use best practices for application development.
• Choose the appropriate data storage option for application data.
• Implement federated identity management.
• Develop loosely coupled application components or microservices.
• Integrate application components and data sources.
• Debug, trace, and monitor applications.
• Perform repeatable deployments with containers and deployment services.
• Choose the appropriate application runtime environment; use Google Kubernetes Engine as a runtime environment and later switch to a no-ops solution with Google App Engine flexible environment.
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