Node.js Crash Course: Build a REST API in a Weekend from Udemy

Node.js is one of the most popular backend runtimes because it makes building fast and scalable server-side applications simple.

Start your journey with Node.js—the essential runtime for JavaScript developers. This course covers the basics: Environment Setup, Event Loop, Async/Await, Modules, HTTP Core Module

Step by step, you will build a complete REST API and understand how to handle requests, responses, environment variables to create production-ready backend apps. If you plan to start your career as a Backend Developer or want to expand your programming skills beyond the frontend, this course is right for you.

What's in this course?

Learn what Node.js is, why it’s popular, and how to set up your first project
Initialize a project with NPM and understand the difference between Node.js and the Browser
Explore the Event Loop, work with Promises, and use Async/Await for asynchronous code
Understand ES and CommonJS modules with practical code examples
Work with the HTTP core module
Source Code Examples: Full access to source code for all projects and exercises (practice on your own).
Udemy Certificate: which you will receive after completing the course.
Support: If you have any questions, we will always be willing to answer them.

Meet your instructor.

Dmytro Vasyliev - Senior Front-end Engineer with more than 10 years of professional experience in developing complex Web Applications. I have extensive experience with React and other frameworks, having used it in various projects to build dynamic and efficient user interfaces.

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What's inside

Learning objectives

Building a fully functional rest api step by step while learning node.js fundamentals.
Learn how to set up your environment, initialize a project with npm, and understand the difference between node.js and the browser.
Understand the event loop, learn promises and async/await, and explore es and commonjs modules with practical examples.

Practice working with the http core module, create and configure rest apis, handle urls, query strings, and environment variables.
Build complete rest api routes including get, post, put, and delete requests, as well as filtering items by query.
And much more to enhance your skills as a node.js developer.

Building a fully functional rest api step by step while learning node.js fundamentals.
Learn how to set up your environment, initialize a project with npm, and understand the difference between node.js and the browser.
Understand the event loop, learn promises and async/await, and explore es and commonjs modules with practical examples.
Practice working with the http core module, create and configure rest apis, handle urls, query strings, and environment variables.
Build complete rest api routes including get, post, put, and delete requests, as well as filtering items by query.
And much more to enhance your skills as a node.js developer.

Syllabus

In this section, you will explore information about the course.

In this lesson, you will learn what the course requirements are.

Get a clear picture of the full-stack application you’ll build by the end of this crash course. We’ll break down the core features, architecture, and what you’ll achieve step by step.

In this lesson, you will explore how to study on the platform.

Learn how to clone, explore, and reuse code snippets from the course repository on GitHub so you can code faster and focus on what really matters—understanding Node.js.

Learn what Node.js is, why it’s popular, and how it powers modern applications.

In this lesson you will start setting up your development environment, everything you need to have to create React application.

Set up a Node.js project and manage dependencies using npm.

Understand the differences between running JavaScript in Node.js and in the browser.

Explore how Node.js handles asynchronous tasks behind the scenes.

You will learn how asynchronous operations work in JavaScript using Promises.

Discover how Node.js supports different module systems.

Practice with real code samples for both ES and CommonJS modules.

This lesson introduces REST APIs, covering GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE methods.

Learn to create servers and handle requests using Node’s built-in HTTP module.

Build practical examples of simple HTTP servers.

Parse and manage URL paths and query parameters.