Application Development & APIs

Build, deploy, and scale cloud-native applications and APIs on Google Cloud. Learn modern development with Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine, the Apigee API Platform, LLM-powered applications, and Gemini Code Assist – tailored for software engineers and API developers.

INTERMEDIATE
Gemini Code Assist Essentials
This course provides a comprehensive overview of Gemini Code Assist, an AI-powered tool designed to significantly enhance software development workflows. Participants will learn how Gemini Code Assist can improve coding efficiency, reduce errors, and accelerate the software delivery lifecycle.The course will cover core features such as intelligent code completion, advanced code generation, and powerful smart actions, along with best practices for integrating Gemini Code Assist into various development environments.Fundamental concepts in AI-assisted coding and software development lifecycle optimization will be explored through practical demonstrations and real-world application scenarios.
INTERMEDIATE
Application Development with LLMs on Google Cloud
In this course, you'll dive into the details of using Large Language Models (LLMs) in your applications. You'll start by exploring the core principles that underpin prompting LLMs. Next, you will focus on Google's latest family of models, Gemini. You'll explore the various Gemini models and their multimodal capabilities. This includes a deep dive into effective prompt design and engineering within the Vertex AI Studio environment. Then, the course moves to application development frameworks and how to implement these concepts into your applications.
INTRODUCTORY
Developing APIs with Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform
In this course, you learn how to design APIs, and how to use OpenAPI specifications to document them. You learn about the API life cycle, and how the Apigee API platform helps you manage all aspects of the life cycle. You learn how APIs can be designed using API proxies, and how APIs are packaged as API products to be used by app developers. Through a combination of lectures, hands-on labs, and supplemental materials, you will learn how to design, build, secure, deploy, and manage API solutions using Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform.
INTERMEDIATE
Google Kubernetes Engine for Developers Essentials
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and its essential concepts for cloud developers. Participants will explore containerization with Docker, Kubernetes architecture, and GKE deployment best practices. The course includes hands-on activities and demos to facilitate practical understanding and skill development in deploying and managing containerized applications on Google Cloud.
INTRODUCTORY
Developing Applications with Google Cloud
In this 3-day instructor-led course, you learn the fundamentals of application development on Google Cloud. You learn best practices for designing cloud applications, and how to choose compute and data options for your apps. The curriculum covers authentication and authorization, generative AI for developers, and continuous integration and delivery for apps running in Google Cloud. You also explore event-based applications and the use of service orchestration and choreography to coordinate microservices. Additionally, you learn about Cloud Functions, which allows you to implement single-purpose functions that respond to HTTP requests and process events within your cloud infrastructure.