craigquincy / g-cli

command line workshop

PART ONE: Command Line & Node

Command Line

Setup

• For Windows https://babun.github.io/
• For OS X/Linux make sure you can open the Terminal

Slides

Command Line Slides

Practice Makes Perfect

https://github.com/veltman/clmystery

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Node

Setup

https://nodejs.org/en/

Slides

http://slides.com/lizh/intro-to-node-js#/

I Do / We Do / You Do

• write javascript to say “hello world”, then run it with node
• create a file and write something to it
• read something from a file

Practice makes Perfect (First 4)

https://www.npmjs.com/package/learnyounode

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PART TWO: Express

Objectives:

• Build a simple Express App
• Use Node Packagae Manager (npm) to install node modules
• Use npm to start a server
• Use Express Generator to create a basic REST APP
• Understand the structure of an Express App
• Create HTTP requests from the command line

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Express Intro Slides

Express HTTP Server Concepts