RS School. Node.js Course

Course goal

• The goal of the course is to teach you the basics of Node.js, related technologies and tools for successfully building a backend API

Admission to the course

• Anyone who wishes is enrolled in the course
• The course is free

Prerequisites

Before the start of the course, the student must:

• Have good knowledge of JavaScript
• Have basic knowledge of Git, Github
• Have basic knowledge of TypeScript
• Have basic knowledge of Computer Science
• Be able to spend at least 20 hours per week for studying

Course topics

• Node.js basics
• WebSocket
• GraphQL basics
• REST API
• Databases
• SQL basics
• Testing of Node.js-application
• Containerization, Docker
• Authorization/authentication, JWT
• Logging and error handling
• Backend frameworks
• TypeScript

Course program

Week 1

• Module "Node.js installation and configuration"
• Module "Node.js basics"

Week 2

• Module "Node.js application"

Week 3

• Module "Network communication: HTTP"

Week 4

• Module "Network communication: WebSocket"

Week 5, Week 6

• Module "GraphQL basics"

Week 7

• Module "REST service"

Week 8

• Module "REST service: Containerization"
• Module "REST service: Database & ORM"

Week 9

• Module "REST service: Logging & Error handling"
• Module "REST service: Authentication & Authorization" =======

Node.js basics