The Node.JS Master Course

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Section 1

Course OverviewIntroduction

• Welcome - Join our Facebook Group
• The Github Repo
• Table of Contents
• Prerequisites
• Prerequisites Test
• Prerequisites Wrap Up
• Setting Up Your Workstation

Section 2

Background Information

• The Story of Node.js
• What is v8, exactly?
• What is Node.js, exactly?
• Anatomy of a Node Application
• Common Node Conventions
• Node.js vs the Browser
• Quiz: Background & History

Section 3

Building a RESTful API

• Section Overview
• Basic Scaffolding
• Starting a Server
• Parsing Request Paths
• Parsing HTTP Methods
• Parsing Query Strings
• Parsing headers
• Parsing Payloads
• Routing Requests
• Returning JSON
• Adding Configuration
• Adding HTTPS Support
• Service 1: /ping
• Homework Assignment #1
• Storing Data
• Service 2: /users
• Service 3: /tokens
• Service 4: /checks
• Connecting to an API
• Background Workers
• Logging to Files
• Logging to the Console
• Section Review
• Homework Assignment #2

Section 4

Building a Web App GUI

• Section Overview
• Refactoring for a GUI
• Using Templates
• Serving Static Assets
• Making AJAX Requests
• Page 1: Index
• Page 2: Create an Account
• Page 3: Create a Session
• Page 4: Deleted Session
• Page 5: Edit Account
• Page 6: Deleted Account
• Page 7: Create a Check
• Page 8: Dashboard
• Page 9: Edit a Check
• Section Review
• Homework Assignment #3

Section 5

Building a CLI

• Section Overview
• Adding a CLI
• Handling Events
• Command 1: Exit
• Command 2: Man / Help
• Command 3: Stats
• Command 4: List Users
• Command 5: More User Info
• Command 6: List Checks
• Command 7: More Check Info
• Command 8: List Logs
• Command 9: More Log Info
• Section Review
• Homework Assignment #4

Section 6

Gaining Stability

• Section Overview
• Creating Errors
• Using the Debugger
• Linting with "Strict"
• Adding a Test Runner
• Adding Unit Tests
• Adding API Tests
• Section Review
• Homework Assignment #5

Section 7

Gaining Performance

• Section Overview
• Refactoring for Performance
• Using Performance Hooks
• Using a Cluster
• Using Child Processes
• Section Review
• Homework Assignment #6

Section 8

Loose Ends

• Section Overview
• HTTP2
• VM
• UDP / Datagram
• Net
• TLS / SSL
• REPL
• Async Hooks
• Section Review
• Thank You!
• Final Exam