Node.js Crash Course 2024 - From Basics to Building APIs

Overview

Dive into a comprehensive Node.js crash course covering essential concepts and core modules. Learn to set up a development environment, work with package.json, and explore both CommonJS and ES modules. Master the HTTP module to create servers, implement routing, and build a simple API. Discover how to use NPM scripts, manage dependencies with Nodemon, and handle environment variables. Explore key modules like File System, Path, OS, URL, and Crypto while gaining insights into middleware, request handling, and event emitting. Access accompanying code on GitHub and follow along with detailed timestamps for each topic, ensuring a thorough understanding of Node.js fundamentals in just over two hours.

Syllabus

- Intro & Slides
- Installation
- Node REPL
- Setup & package.json Init
- Running JavaScript Files
- CommonJS Modules
- ES Modules
- HTTP Module & Create Server
- NPM Scripts
- NPM Modules & Nodemon
- .gitignore File
- Environment Variables & .env
- Req Object
- Marking Requests From Postman
- Simple Routing
- Loading Files
- Building a Simple API
- Middleware
- Cleanup Middleware & Handlers
- Get Req Body For POST
- File System Module
- Path Module
- OS Module
- URL Module
- Crypto Module
- Emitting Events
- Process Object