Learning Express JS : Creating Future Web Apps & REST APIs

What Will I Learn?

Students will have fundamental understandings of Express JS Framework and students will be able to create their own ExpressJS Web Apps and REST APIs.

Requirements

A basic knowledge of Java Script and Node Js will help achieve the learning goals faster

Description

Why Study ExpressJS?

Futuristic Web Apps are service driven. A single web service will be used as a backend of web application as well as a REST API for mobile devices and other clients. ExpressJS is widely used Node.JS based Framework to create server side Web Applications and API. Using the Inherent callback nature of node engine, it becomes a very intuitive and rapid way to develop routes and their handers for given web application. Express.JS is a MVC based Web application which allows us to plug and play different view engines so that we can render our web pages effectively along with the model data.

What will be covered in this Course?

We will touch base on following topics in this course:

Introduction and Getting Started

Express Fundamentals

Routing

Middleware

Simple Web Application

Database Integration ( with DBMS and NoSql)

REST APIs

JWT

Error Handling and Debugging

Advanced Topics

BONUS: You will also get all the codes used for explanation in this course.

Who is this course for?

This course is for students and professionals, who know basics of JS or Node.JS and kickstart their journey with a career of Web Development using Express.JS

How will this course help the Students?

This course will help the students and professionals to clear the fundamentals of Express.js framework and hence paves a way to startup with web development using Express.JS framework.

What we will not cover in this tutorial ?

A prior knowledge of following in assumed in this course and we will not be covering following in the course:

1. Javascript language and its Syntax

2. Node.JS and NPM

3. What is unit Testing and its concepts

4. Chai and Mocha Frameworks

5. ES6 concepts.

6. SQL and DBMS Concepts

7. Using Git and other version control tools

8. Using IDE or Code Editor.

Who is the target audience?

Any developer with or without JavaScript Knowledge who wants to get started with development of Futurists Web Applications using ExpressJS