Learn Node.js: The Complete Course for Beginners

This NodeJS basics course provides a simple and intuitive way to learn NodeJS for beginners using many code examples, illustrations, and applications.

Beginner

31 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

This NodeJS basics course provides a simple and intuitive way to learn NodeJS for beginners using many code examples, illustrations, and applications.

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Course Overview

Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a web browser. This course is your guide for learning the fundamentals of Node.js. In this course, you'll start by understanding the inner workings of Node.js. More specifically, you’ll explore its features, how event loops work, and how multithreading works. You’ll then move on to the fundamentals of Node.js like file systems, global objects, and the Buffer class. In the latter half of the c...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Javascript

Back End Development

Node.js

What You'll Learn

An excellent understanding of the event loop in Node.js

Use fundamental Node.js APIs

Create modules and events in Node.js

Create web servers using built-in APIs

Use npm and publish packages

What You'll Learn

An excellent understanding of the event loop in Node.js

Course Content

Introduction

This chapter presents an overview of Node.js, emphasizing its key features, applications, and asynchronous capabilities for enhancing web development.

Who Is This Course For?

A Brief Overview of the Course

Features of Node.js

The Event Loop Blocking and Non-blocking JavaScript Everywhere Quiz Yourself on Node.js Basics

Fundamentals

In this chapter you'll cover command line input, event handling, file operations, buffers, and global objects essential for effective programming.

Input Console A Console Game Buffer Events File System Globals Quiz Yourself on Node.js Fundamentals

Advanced Topics

In this chapter you'll cover modules, OS utilities, process management, networking with TCP and UDP, HTTP server creation, and the REPL environment.

Modules OS Process Net UDP HTTP REPL Quiz Yourself on Advanced Topics in Node.js

Packages

In this chapter, you'll learn about Node.js packages, including their definition, management, and the publishing process on npm.

What Are Packages?package.json Publishing a Package

Project

The chapter outlines the creation of a food delivery web application, which demonstrates integrating Node.js, Express, and MongoDB for development.

Getting Started Making It Functional A Complete Project The Road Ahead

Appendix

1 Lesson

In the appendix, you'll get to learn about Node.js's cross-platform nature, installation via npm, and also other valuable learning resources.

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