Learn how to join the front-end and the back-end by creating REST APIs and using the MVC architecture.
### Why Connecting Front-End to Back-End?
Joining the front-end and back-end in a full-stack application is essential in providing a seamless user experience and a smooth deployment process. Learn how to connect the two to gain a powerful skill, become a better web developer, and improve your understanding of how web apps work. In this course, you’ll learn about the various methods for rendering a website, how to structure a REST API, and how to design apps using the Model, View, Controller (MVC) pattern. You'll also practice what you've learned by building a client-side rendered app using React and Node.js.
### Take-Away Skills
In this course, you will learn:
* The difference between client-side rendering and server-side rendering and when each is most appropriate
* How to write code that enables the front-end and back-end of your web application to communicate with each other
* How to design a RESTful API
* How to use React and Node to build a cleanly structured, client-side rendered application
* How to implement MVC architecture in a full-stack application
### Note on Prerequisites
A strong foundation in Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), [Node.js](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-node-js), and [React](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/react-101) are prerequisites for this course. We also recommend taking a look at the [Design Databases with PostgreSQL](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/paths/design-databases-with-postgresql) course before getting started.
### Why Connecting Front-End to Back-End?
Joining the front-end and back-end in a full-stack application is essential in providing a seamless user experience and a smooth deployment process. Learn how to connect the two to gain a powerful skill, become a better web developer, and improve your understanding of how web apps work. In this course, you’ll learn about the various methods for rendering a website, how to structure a REST API, and how to design apps using the Model, View, Controller (MVC) pattern. You'll also practice what you've learned by building a client-side rendered app using React and Node.js.
### Take-Away Skills
In this course, you will learn:
* The difference between client-side rendering and server-side rendering and when each is most appropriate
* How to write code that enables the front-end and back-end of your web application to communicate with each other
* How to design a RESTful API
* How to use React and Node to build a cleanly structured, client-side rendered application
* How to implement MVC architecture in a full-stack application
### Note on Prerequisites
A strong foundation in Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), [Node.js](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-node-js), and [React](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/react-101) are prerequisites for this course. We also recommend taking a look at the [Design Databases with PostgreSQL](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/paths/design-databases-with-postgresql) course before getting started.
