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Introduction to Meteor.js Development

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Course Summary

Learn how to build web and mobile applications using the Meteor platform. This course covers everything from basic concepts to advanced techniques.

Key Learning Points

Understand the basics of Meteor development
Create and deploy web and mobile applications
Build real-time applications using Meteor

Learning Outcomes

Create and deploy web and mobile applications using Meteor
Understand the basics of full-stack development
Build real-time applications

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Experience with web development

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online
Self-paced

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Description

In this course, you will learn how to create a complete, multi-user web site using the Meteor.js framework and MongoDB. You will implement user authentication, security features, reactive templates and routing using iron router. You will carry out key database operations such as inserting, removing and updating data as well as sorting and filtering. You will see how a complete application can be built, line by line.

At the end of the course, you will be able to: 1. Install the Meteor.js system and create a web application 2. Work with the Meteor.js packaging system 3. Write Meteor.js templates that can reactively display data 4. Use insert, remove and update operations on MongoDB 5. Write MongoDB data filters to search for and sort data 6 .Add user authentication functionality to a website 7. Control what is displayed on the page using iron:router 8. Implement basic security features In this course, you will complete: 1 server install assignment taking ~1 hour to complete 1 programming assignment taking ~8 hours to complete 4 quizzes, each taking ~20 minutes to complete multiple practice quizzes, each taking ~5 minutes to complete Prerequisites This course is designed to build on top of the material delivered in the previous two courses in this specialisation. Therefore, we recommend that if you find this course too technically challenging that you first complete the previous courses before re-commencing this one. Specifically, we expect you to be able to code basic HTML, CSS and Javascript before you take this course. Participation in or completion of this online course will not confer academic credit for University of London programmes.

Outline

Introduction to Meteor.js Development course overview
Overview
Guidance for the prerequisite quiz
Course outline
Grading and assessment information
Why meteor?
Prerequisite quiz

Introduction to Meteor
Overview
From one to many users
Install Meteor
Editing a template
Sending data to templates with helpers
Convert to a Bootstrap grid
Responding to user actions
Introduction to Meteor Summary
URL for this module
Code for this module
URL for this lesson
URL for this lesson
URL for this lesson
From one to many users
Install Meteor
Editing a template
Sending data to templates with helpers
Convert to a Bootstrap grid
Responding to user actions
Introduction to Meteor summary quiz

Databases and collections
Overview
Meteor distributed data model
Create a collection of images
Better start up script, removing items from a collection
Add an image rating function: Updating and sorting
Implement image adding with a Bootstrap modal (part 1)
Implement image adding with a Bootstrap modal (part 2)
Databases and collections summary
URL for this module
Code for this module
URL for this lesson
Meteor distributed data model
Create a collection of images
Better start up script, removing items from a collection
Add an image rating function: Updating and sorting
Implement image adding with a Bootstrap Modal
Databases and collections summary quiz

User authentication
Overview
User authentication with Meteor.js
Tidying up the design with a navbar
Accessing user information
Customising the user registration form
Attaching users to images
Filtering images by user
Removing the image filter
Infinite scroll
User authentication summary
Code for this module
URL for this lesson
URL for this lesson
URLs for this lesson
User authentication with Meteor.js
Tidying up the design with a navbar
Accessing user information
Customising the user registration form
Attaching users to images
Filtering images by user
Removing the image filter
Infinite scroll
User authentication summary quiz

Security and routing
Overview
How to organise your code
Hack into your site!
Make your site more secure
Tidy up the project
Routing with iron: router
Better routing
Security and routing summary
Code for this module
URL for this lesson
URL for this lesson
How to organise your code
Hack into your site!
Make your site more secure
Tidy up the project
Routing with iron:router
Better routing
Security and routing summary quiz

Summary of User Reviews

Read reviews for Meteor Development course on Coursera. Users have praised the course for its comprehensive content, hands-on projects, and helpful instructors. Many users found the course to be a great introduction to Meteor development.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Comprehensive content

Pros from User Reviews

Hands-on projects
Helpful instructors
Great introduction to Meteor development
In-depth explanations
Real-world examples

Cons from User Reviews

Some outdated information
Occasional technical difficulties
Not suitable for advanced learners
Lack of interaction with other students
Limited access to course materials after completion

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