The course is intended for individuals looking to understand the basics of software engineering as they relate to building large software systems that leverage big data. You will be introduced to software engineering concepts necessary to build and scale large, data intensive, distributed systems. Starting with software engineering best practices and loosely coupled, highly cohesive data microservices, the course takes you through the evolution of a distributed system over time.
Fundamentals of Software Architecture for Big Data
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture for Big Data
This course is part of Software Architecture for Big Data Specialization
Instructors: Tyson Gern
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2 weeks at 10 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Practice software engineering fundamentals; test first development, refactoring, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
Architect and create a big data or distributed system using rest collaboration, event collaboration, and batch processing.
Create a performant, scalable distributed system that handles big data.
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This course is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Colorado Boulder. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹
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DR
Reviewed on Oct 17, 2023
Make sure you have a basic to intermediate understanding of Java to complete the Assignments. The instructions can be vague and implied given the experience you're supposed to already have with Java.
MS
Reviewed on Dec 14, 2023
The course is knowledgeable and enriching. The is scope for more peer interaction and virtual discussions/meetings once in a while.
JC
Reviewed on Oct 19, 2023
Good lectures and code assignments to solidify concepts.
