Introduction to Node.js (LFW111x)

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This course is dedicated to frontend or backend developers who’d like to gain the fundamental knowledge of Node.js. Before enrolling, students should be familiar with the command line terminal, and have some JavaScript knowledge. 

This course helps to bring context to Node.js as it relates to the Web Platform. It provides students with a pragmatic foundation in building various types of real-world Node.js applications. The key principles introduced by this course can prepare the student for further development towards the OpenJS Node.js Application Developer (JSNAD) and OpenJS Node.js Services Developer (JSNSD) certifications.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• How to rapidly build command line tools, mock RESTful JSON APIs and prototype real-time services.
• Use various ecosystem and Node core libraries, and come away understanding common use cases for Node.js.