Developing Applications and Automating Workflows using Cisco Core Platforms (DEVASC) - Outline

Detailed Course Outline

This class includes lecture sections and self-study sections. In instructor-led classes, lectures are delivered in real-time, either in person or via video conferencing. In e-learning courses, the lectures are on recorded videos. In both versions, you will need to review self-study sections on your own before taking the certification exam.

• Lecture: Practicing Modern Software Development
• Self-study: Describing Software Development Process
• Self-study: Designing Software
• Lecture: Introducing Network-Based APIs
• Lecture: Consuming REST-Based APIs
• Lecture: Employing Programmability on Cisco Platforms
• Self-study: Introducing Cisco Platforms
• Self-study: Describing IP Networks (ELT only)
• Lecture: Relating Network and Applications
• Lecture: Employing Model-Driven Programmability with YANG
• Lecture: Deploying Applications
• Lecture: Testing and Securing Applications
• Lecture: Automating Infrastructure

Lab outline:

• Parse API Data Formats with Python
• Use Git for Version Control
• Identify Software Architecture and Design Patterns on a Diagram
• Implement Singleton Pattern and Abstraction-Based Method
• Inspect HTTP Protocol Messages
• Use Postman
• Troubleshoot an HTTP Error Response
• Utilize APIs with Python
• Use the Cisco Controller APIs
• Use the Cisco Webex Teams™ Collaboration API
• Interpret a Basic Network Topology Diagram
• Identify the Cause of Application Connectivity Issues
• Perform Basic Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) Operations
• Use Cisco Software Development Kit (SDK) and Python for Automation Scripting
• Utilize Bash Commands for Local Development
• Construct a Python Unit Test
• Interpret a Dockerfile
• Utilize Docker Commands to Manage Local Developer Environment
• Exploit Insufficient Parameter Sanitization
• Construct Infrastructure Automation Workflow