NodeJS from scratch with Remy Sharp

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This one day workshop is fully packed with material and exercises to get you up and running quickly and will equip you with the fundamentals you need to create your Node backed application.

"Today's workshop was excellent, it's got me really excited about JavaScript again." Matt Smith

"Get from dev zero to node hero with a workshop by Remy. More learning in one day than you thought you could take (and still remember it!)" Leigh Garland

Overview

  • The basics: Async development, modules, requires, exports and scope
  • Debugging techniques
  • Building web servers: by hand, with Connect, with Express.js
  • Repo control, deploying using npm and release tips

Juicy detail

  • Up and running in 5 minutes
  • Getting past the basics: modules, static servers, application servers
  • Adding real-time: websockets
  • Workflow tools for running and debugging
  • Datastores with Mongo & Mongoose
  • Dependencies with npm
  • Hands on advice for:
  • publishing to github
  • publishing to npm
  • configuring for development
  • deploying to servers