Internet retail, also known as e-commerce, is the largest sector of the electronics industry, generating an estimated $29 trillion in 2019. E-commerce platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce provide a suite of services to businesses of all sizes. Due to their prevalence, understanding the fundamental architecture of these platforms will benefit you as a full-stack web developer.
My task was to build the back end for an e-commerce site by modifying starter code. I was required to configure a working Express.js API to use Sequelize to interact with a MySQL database.
Because this application won’t be deployed, I also needed to provide a link to a walkthrough video that demonstrates its functionality and all of the acceptance criteria being met.