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• Course Overview

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  NodeJS is an open source framework which has been developed for developers to understand and build web applications with the help of JavaScript. NodeJS uses an event-driven, non-blocking IO model and server-side JavaScript environment. NodeJS is mainly focused on several important concepts in it like file system working, streams, buffers and building HTTP server with NodeJS.
  

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• Target Audience

  Anyone perusing or completed bachelor's and seeking upgrading skill set or seeking job . Prior coding knowledge is preferred but not mandatory
  
  

• Curriculum

  • Introduction to Node.js

    • RAM vs. I/O latency
    • Blocking vs. Non-Blocking
    • Event-driven Programming
    • Event Loop
    • Blocking The Event Loop
    • Node.js Philosophy

    Node.js Platform Setup

    • Download and Install
    • Node REPL
    • First Hello World

    Modules and npm

    • Anatomy of a module
    • Private code
    • Accessing and using modules
    • npm commands
    • package.json

    The Callback Pattern

    • What are callbacks
    • Callback-last
    • Error-first

    Events

    • When to use Event Emitters
    • Binding Functions to Events
    • Event Requests and Listening

    Error Handling

    • Callbacks: Error-first
    • Errors in Event Emitters
    • Uncaught Exceptions
    • Using Domains

    Buffers

    • Why Buffers exist
    • Creating Buffers
    • Reading and Writing Buffers
    • Manipulating Buffers

    Streams

    • What are streams
    • Read and Write Stream API
    • Flow Control
    • Piping
    • Duplex Stream
    • Transform Stream

    Express.js

    • Intro and Installing Express.js
    • Building a Hello Express application
    • Creating routes
    • Rendering Layouts
    • Using templates
    • Adding partials
    • Using locals and conditional templates
    • Modularizing routes

    Socket.io

    • Listening for
    • Broadcasting
    • Answering questions

    Connecting to Databases

    • No SQL and Document Stores
    • Relational DBs
    • Configuration and platform setup
    • CRUD Operations
    
    

  
  

• Schedule

  The course is scheduled to commence on  1st December 2023