JavaScript and NodeJS Best Practices – Programming Basics

Master Node by building a real-world RESTful API and web app (with authentication, Node.js security, payments & more)

Created by: Jonas Schmedtmann
Web Developer, Designer, and Teacher

What Will I Learn?

• Master the entire modern back-end stack: Node, Express, MongoDB and Mongoose (MongoDB JS driver)
• Build a complete, beautiful & real-world application from start to finish (API and server-side rendered website)
• Build a fast, scalable, feature-rich RESTful API (includes filters, sorts, pagination, and much more)
• Learn how Node really works behind the scenes: event loop, blocking vs non-blocking code, streams, modules, etc.
• CRUD operations with MongoDB and Mongoose
• Deep dive into mongoose (including all advanced features)
• How to work with data in NoSQL databases (including geospatial data)
• Advanced authentication and authorization (including password reset)
• Security: encryption, sanitization, rate limiting, etc.
• Server-side website rendering with Pug templates
• Credit card payments with Stripe
• Sending emails & uploading files
• Deploy the final application to production (including a Git crash-course)
• Downloadable videos, code and design assets for projects

Requirements

• Absolutely NO understanding of Node or back-end development is required! I take you from beginner to advanced developer!
• Basic understanding of JavaScript is required (the course contains a section about asynchronous JavaScript with promises and async/await in case you need to get up to speed)
• Basic understanding of HTML is a plus (only for final part of the course), but NOT a must
• Any computer and OS will work — Windows, macOS or Linux

Target audience

• Take this course if you want to build amazingly fast and scalable back-end applications using the JavaScript skills you already have. Node is the perfect tool for you!
• Take this course if you're a front-end developer looking to go into back-end development using the most complete course on the market.
• Take this course if you have taken other Node courses but: 1) still don't feel confident to code real-world apps, or 2) still feel like you need more back-end skills. This course is perfect for you!
• Take this course if you're an experienced Node developer who wants to add new skills missing in other courses: How Node works behind the scenes, advanced data modelling, geospatial data, complete and secure authentication, stripe payments, and more.