📅 Duration: 4 Weeks (Twice a Week) 🖥 Format: Online Live Sessions + Hands-on Assignments
📌 Session 1:
Understanding RESTful API Best Practices
Designing Scalable APIs (HATEOAS, Richardson Maturity Model)
Caching Strategies for APIs (Redis, HTTP Cache Headers)
Mini Project: Optimized Product API with Caching
📌 Session 2:
Rate Limiting & API Throttling (Redis, Nginx, Cloudflare)
Implementing Background Jobs (Celery for Django, BullMQ for Node.js)
Handling Webhooks for Real-Time Data Updates
Mini Project: Rate-Limited & Cached User API
📌 Session 3:
Advanced Authentication Techniques (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) & Permissions
Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Mini Project: OAuth 2.0 Authentication API
📌 Session 4:
API Security: Preventing SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF
Secure API Logging & Monitoring (ELK Stack, Prometheus)
API Gateway & Reverse Proxy (Kong, Nginx)
Mini Project: Secure User Management API
📌 Session 5:
Introduction to GraphQL vs. REST
Setting Up a GraphQL Server (Apollo Server for Node.js, Graphene for Django)
Querying & Mutations in GraphQL
Mini Project: GraphQL API for a Social Media App
📌 Session 6:
Real-Time APIs with WebSockets (Socket.io for Node.js, Django Channels)
Implementing Pub/Sub for Real-Time Updates
Introduction to Microservices & API Orchestration
Mini Project: Real-Time Chat API with WebSockets
📌 Session 7:
Containerizing APIs with Docker
Deploying APIs to Kubernetes & Cloud Platforms (AWS, Google Cloud)
CI/CD Pipelines for API Development (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
Mini Project: CI/CD-Enabled API Deployment
📌 Session 8:
Implementing API Observability (Logging, Metrics, Tracing)
Performance Tuning & Benchmarking APIs
Final Project Presentation & Code Review
Next Steps: Advanced API Development with gRPC & Serverless
