Developing Web Applications Using Node.js

Course Overview

• Setting up Node.js and Other Essentials
  • Installing Node.js and NPM
  • Launching Node.js Scripts
  • Node.js Basics and Syntax
  • Node.js Core Modules
  • Handy Node.js Utilities
• Node Package Manager
  • Installing a Package
  • Global Packages
  • Updating Packages
  • Creating Packages
• Using Express.js to Create Node.js Web Apps
  • Installing Express.js
  • Express.js Scaffolding
  • Setting Up Folders and Configuration
• TDD and BDD
  • Installing and Understanding Mocha
  • TDD with Assert
  • BDD with Expect.js
• Persistence with MongoDB and Mongoskin
  • Installing and Running MongoDB
  • Data Manipulation from the Mongo Console
  • Native MongoDB Driver for Node.js
  • Main Mongoskin Methods
• Boosting Data with Mongoose ORM Library
  • Installing Mongoose
  • Mongoose Schemas
  • Mongoose Models
  • Relationships and Joins
  • Express.js + Mongoose = True MVC
• Using Sessions and OAuth in Node.js Apps
  • Authorization with Express.js
  • Token-Based Authentication
  • Session-Based Authentication
  • Node.js OAuth
• Building Node.js REST API Servers
  • RESTful API Basics
  • Test Coverage with Mocha and Superagent
  • REST API Server Implementation with Express and Mongoose

Prerequisites

Advanced JavaScript Programming

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