Express.js Course Overview
The Express.js Course Overview by Open Source equips developers with essential skills to build web applications efficiently using the Express framework. This course is vital for web developers, software engineers, and aspiring programmers seeking to enhance their backend development expertise and streamline their workflow in creating robust server-side applications. Join to elevate your coding proficiency today!
Course outline & what you'll learn
Overview of Node.js and its ecosystem
- Importance of Express.js in web development
- Installing Node.js and npm
- Setting up a basic Express project
- What is middleware?
- Built-in middleware in Express
- Creating custom middleware
- Defining routes and route parameters
- Handling HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
- Route chaining and grouping
- Implementing error handling middleware
- Custom error pages
- Introduction to template engines (e.g., Pug, EJS)
- Rendering views with Express
- Configuring Express to serve static assets
- Understanding the public directory
Overview of MongoDB and Mongoose
- Setting up a database connection
- Performing CRUD operations
- Building RESTful APIs
- Handling JSON data
- Implementing authentication (JWT)
- Tools for testing Express applications
- Debugging techniques and best practices
- Preparing Express applications for production
- Hosting options (Heroku, AWS, etc.)
- Environment variables and configuration management
Overview of project requirements
- Hands-on coding sessions
- Presenting the final project
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