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Introduction to Development Terms

9 Topics • 25 Lessons

The essential development vocabulary - git, APIs, .env, servers, databases and more - explained for people building with AI in automotive.

Course Contents

Start Here

1 lesson

Welcome & How to Use This Course

Version Control & GitHub

3 lessons

Git Basics: git, GitHub, Repos, Commits, Branches

Working Together: Merge, PRs, Clone, Fork, .gitignore

Check Yourself: Version Control & GitHub (Quiz)

Command Line & Environment

3 lessons

The Terminal: CLI, Shell, Commands, Directories

Environment: PATH, Packages, Variables & .env

Check Yourself: Command Line & Environment

Languages, Frameworks & Tools

3 lessons

The Stack: Frontend, Backend, Languages & Frameworks

The Toolbox: Runtimes, Editors, Compilers & Bugs

Check Yourself: Languages, Frameworks & Tools

APIs & Data Formats

3 lessons

API Basics: Endpoints, Methods & Status Codes

Data & Auth: JSON, Webhooks, API Keys & SDKs

Check Yourself

Web, Servers & Hosting

3 lessons

On the Wire: Clients, Servers, DNS & Hosting

Going Live: Deployment, HTTPS, CDNs & Caching

Check Yourself: Web, Servers & Hosting (Quiz)

Databases

3 lessons

What a Database Is: Tables, Records, Schema & SQL vs NoSQL

Working With Data: Queries, CRUD, Migrations & Backups

Check Yourself: Databases (Quiz)

Building & Shipping

3 lessons

Dependencies, Builds & Versions

Environments, Licenses, Docs & Tickets

Check Yourself: Building & Shipping (Quiz)

Security & Secrets

3 lessons

Secrets, Keys, OAuth & Hashing

Keeping Secrets Out & Data Safe

Check Yourself: Security & Secrets (Quiz)