Introduction to Node.js

Summary

Introduction to Node.js teaching the fundamental concepts involved in writing server-side applications using Node.js. Students will learn about Node.js best practices and conventions while working with popular libraries, frameworks, and back-end services to write a variety of different applications.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should have an intermediate to advanced level of knowledge with JavaScript and server-side development. Specifically, they should be comfortable working with JavaScript functions, closures, callbacks, and objects.

Duration

2 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience

This course is for professional JavaScript programmers and back-end web developers.

Topics

Node.js concepts and conventions

• Understanding callbacks and asynchronous code

• Finding and installing modules with NPM

• Creating, using, and publishing modules

• Listening for and handling events

• Working with streams

• Promises

• Web APIs

• Using Express

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