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+# Web Development Crash Course: Building a Message Board
+Over the course of several videos, we'll be building an authenticated message board from scratch with
+Express, Handlebars, and SQLite. This series is aimed at people who are familiar with programming but new to web development
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+[Youtube playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo3AfLl5F0ZbTS8HrKhKy27bdcLIeLTYr)