amnox / node-starter-kit

A handy repository to revise basic node.js concepts, with some reference material

Node Starter Kit

A handy repository to revise basic node.js concepts, with some reference material

• For node version 8.0 and above
• Each directory has begineer level examples with supporting notes
• Any good study materials, and tutorials are welcome!

Content

Youtube Video: An excellent 1 hr tutorial by Programming with Mosh, along with this video he has an excellent node.js course, check it out here.

W3 Examples: Solved examples of the topics covered by W3Schools tutorial of node.js. File Upload and Node Mailer tutorials are a must here

npm i -g formidable nodemailer

Express.js Documentation: I chose express.js as the framework for node because it is unopiniated i.e. it simply provides a convenient abstraction over node's http layer without hinting towards a particular development practice or project structure.

It dosen't feel too different from node js and has powerful middleware mechanism that can be used to implement various aspects of app - logging, auth, error handling etc.

Although the creators of express don't advocate any particular development pattern as express.js is built to support apps of different sizes, but it's still necessary for new developers to know a basic starting point to be able to effectively manage different concerns in the app like models, controllers etc.

Read: https://expressjs.com/en/starter/faq.html