beldar / nodejs-intro

Collection of resources to teach about Nodejs

Node.js Workshop

Slides for the Node.js Workshop.

Sessions

Intro

Contents

Part 1

• Brief introduction to NodeJS
• How does it work
• Companies using Node and why
• Strengths
• Misconceptions

Part 2

• Return early technique explained
• Functional programming

Session 1

Contents

• Node.js: What is it, how it works, how to use it.
• Promises: When and how to use them.
• NPM: How to install packages and run scripts.
• CommonJS: How to define modules.
• Express: How to create a web server and render with EJS.

Session 2

Contents

• NoSQL: What is it, what purpose does it serve.
• MongoDB: What it is, how it works.
• Mongoose: How to create a model and use it.
• API Creation: Define api routes and methods for a RESTful API.
• Postman: How to use Postman to test your APIs

Session 3

Contents

• Websockets: What they are, where they come from
• Socket.io: How to implement it
• Meteor: What it is, when and how to use it.