This course takes you from the basics of setting up a web server to building full-featured applications using Node.js and the Express framework. You’ll start with Node.js fundamentals and the filesystem, then progress to Express.js, working through projects that involve CRUD operations, API requests, and serverless apps. Along the way, you’ll learn to set up routes, handle requests, use middleware, manage authentication with Passport, and apply Handlebars for templating. The course also covers working with databases, hashing and salting, and implementing user authentication features like sign-up and log-out. With hands-on projects, code-along sessions, and quizzes, you’ll gain the confidence to build professional-quality web applications.
Who should take this course?
This course is ideal for web developers, backend engineers, and students who want to learn how to build fast and scalable server-side applications using the Express framework. It’s well-suited for those with a basic understanding of JavaScript or Node.js who are looking to strengthen their skills in creating APIs, handling requests, and managing middleware. Whether you’re an aspiring full-stack developer or a professional aiming to streamline backend development, this course will equip you with the practical knowledge to work confidently with Express.
What you will learn
Use optimize and refactor techniques to write efficient and effective code
Learn how to set up a web server from scratch with Express and Node
Understand the fundamentals of Express.js (CRUD operations)
Look at templating engines with Handlebars from scratch
Build a serverless app with API requests
Learn to solve problems and dig through documentations like a developer
Course Outline
Introduction to the Course
Course Overview
Introduction to Node.js
Advantages of Node.js
Quick Summary and Limitations of Node.js
Install Node.js
What Is REPL Node.js
Asynchronous Node.js Demonstration setTimeout
Download and Install Visual Studio Code
Set Up the Node Web Server Root Directories
Build and Launch a Node Web Server
Request and Response Objects in Node.js
Requesting Web Server Data in Node with Curl
Responding with Multiple Endpoints in Node.js
Introduction to Node.js Filing System
Reading Files with Node.js
Writing and Appending Files with the File System Module
Deleting Files with Node.js
Exercise - Node File System HTTP Module
Solution - Node File System HTTP Module
Introduction to Express
Introduction to Express.js
What Is NPM Node Package Manager and How to Install Express
Spin Up Our First Web App with Express
Set Up Routes in Express
Building a Website with Form Data with Express.js
Handling POST Request in Express and Middleware
Express API Project from Scratch
What Is Postman and How to Install Postman
Setting Up the Express Local Environment
Spin Up a Web Server with Express.js
Write a Basic JSON of User Data
Retrieving API Data with Express
Retrieving API Data with Express with Postman
Error Handling with Retrieving Data in Express
POST Requests with API Data in Express
Code Clean Up and File Structures with Routes
Put Requests and Updating API with Express
Delete Request for APIs with Express
Templating Engines with Express.js
What Are Templating Engines and What Is Handlebars
Setting Up a Static Directory for Website with Handlebars
Configuring Views and Layouts with Express and Handlebars
Building Out a Static Page with Handlebars
Default Layout Property with Handlebars in Express
Building Partials with Handlebars in Express
Dynamic Variables and Helper Functions with Handlebars
Authenticating Username and Password with Express and Passport
Templating Engines with Express.js of Login with Express Authentication
Username and Password Local Strategy Code
Rerouting Application and Authentication
Import Additional Styles from CSS on GitHub
Verify Session with Passport Local Strategy
Logout Functionality for Users and Live Interaction
Signup Form and Styling with Express.js
Signup and Database Completion with Hashing and Salt
