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A step-by-step procedure or formula for solving a problem or accomplishing a task.
Application Programming Interface - a method for different programs or components to communicate with each other.
Amazon Web Services - a comprehensive cloud computing platform offering over 200 services from data centers globally.
A mathematical notation that describes an algorithm's efficiency or complexity by characterizing its worst-case runtime or space consumption.
A distributed, decentralized, public ledger immutable technology that ensures transparency and security through cryptography and decentralization.
A high-speed data storage layer that stores a subset of data so future requests for that data can be served faster.
A Content Delivery Network is a network of distributed servers that deliver web content to users based on their geographic location to maximize speed and availability.
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment/Delivery are practices that automate software development through regular integration, testing, and delivery.
The delivery of computing services over the internet, including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, and more.
Central Processing Unit - the primary component of a computer that performs calculations and executes instructions.
A style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language.
An organized collection of structured data, typically stored electronically in a computer system.
The process of finding and fixing errors in your code, like solving a mystery.
A set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the development lifecycle while delivering features, fixes, and updates frequently and reliably.
The Domain Name System is the technology that translates user-friendly domain names into IP addresses that computers use to identify each other on the internet.
An open-source tool that packages software into containers, which can run consistently across different environments.
A network security device or software that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
A way of writing code that treats everything like a recipe - you put ingredients in, you get food out, but you never change the original ingredients.
A distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development.
Graphics Processing Unit - a specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images for output to a display.
A way to ask for exactly what you want from a website, like ordering food exactly how you want it.
A process that converts any input data into a fixed-size string of characters, which is typically a hexadecimal number.
The basic building blocks of every webpage, like LEGO bricks for the internet.
Special messages that websites send back to tell you if your request worked or not, like getting a thumbs up or thumbs down.
A tool that helps manage lots of small programs (containers) across many computers, like a traffic controller for your apps.
Programming that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's hardware architecture and requires managing system resources directly.
A way for computers to learn from examples, just like how you learn from experience, without being told exactly what to do.
A way of building big computer programs by breaking them into many small, independent programs that work together, like a team of specialized workers.
A React framework that enables server-side rendering, static site generation, and other advanced features with minimal configuration.
A JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside a web browser, allowing developers to use JavaScript for server-side scripting.
An open standard for access delegation, commonly used as a way for users to grant websites or applications access to their information on other websites without giving them passwords.
A way of writing computer programs by creating reusable pieces called objects, like building with LEGO blocks where each block has its own properties and can do specific things.
An intermediary server that sits between a client and the destination server, forwarding requests and responses between them.
A high-level, interpreted programming language known for its readability and versatility.
A JavaScript library for building user interfaces with components and a virtual DOM.
A way to manage information in your app by keeping all your data in one central place, like a family calendar that everyone can check and update.
Representational State Transfer API - a set of rules for building web services
A way to talk to databases in a simple language, like giving instructions to a librarian to find and organize books.
A way to keep your information safe when you send it over the internet, like putting your letter in a special locked envelope that only the right person can open.
Individual sequences of programmed instructions that can be executed independently while sharing resources with other threads.
A way to write JavaScript with extra safety checks, like adding labels to containers so you know what's inside before you open them.
A software emulation of a physical computer that can run operating systems and applications as if they were running on actual hardware.
Making websites work for everyone, including people who use different ways to access the internet, like screen readers or keyboard navigation.
A way for apps to automatically tell each other when something happens, like a doorbell that rings when someone arrives.
A way for websites and servers to have a continuous conversation, like a phone call instead of sending letters back and forth.