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
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Approx. 18 hours to complete
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Learner Career Outcomes
50%
started a new career after completing these courses
56%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
12%
got a pay increase or promotion
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Course 2 of 4 in the
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Intermediate Level
Approx. 18 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, English, Spanish
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Google Cloud
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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
Cloud Client Libraries, the Cloud SDK, and Firebase SDKs
This module introduces the Cloud Client Libraries, the Cloud SDK, and Firebase SDKs.
4 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 16 min)
5 videos
Demo: API Explorer Walkthrough3m
Getting Started with Google Cloud and Qwiklabs3m
Lab Overview21s
Module Review49s
2 practice exercises
Practice Quiz: Cloud SDK, Cloud Client Libraries, & Firebase SDK30m
Final Quiz: Cloud Client Libraries, the Cloud SDK, and the Firebase SDK30m
1 hour to complete
Overview of Data Storage Options
This module introduces the various data storage options available to your applications in Google Cloud.
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 Datastore
This module covers best practices for using Datastore.
5 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 41 min)
7 videos
Demo: Explore Datastore14m
Design Considerations & Sharding3m
Replication, Query Types, Transactions, and Handling Errors5m
Demo: Use Dataflow to bulk-load data into 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
TOP REVIEWS FROM GETTING STARTED WITH APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
by HSMay 31, 2020
The course is very well detailed and provide hand on experience for the theory. However I have some feedback on lab, some of the labs are not updated in terms of version of language need to be used.
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 AVSep 1, 2020
It is an Amazing Course to learn and grow in life . Thank you Coursera and Google Cloud & Team for giving me this opportunity to learn and make my self better in the filed of Technology .
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.
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.
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