🔎 Intro
Series of 04 blogs will cover the backend part of the full stack JavaScript development, towards implementing functionality on the server side of the stack. This blog covers the basics of Nodejs and Express, and how to use them to build a simple server.
💡 New concepts
- Nodejs:
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, back-end JavaScript runtime environment that runs on the V8 engine and executes JavaScript code outside a web browser. More details - Express:
Imported as a module into Nodejs, Express is a minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications. More details - Nodemon:
Nodemon is a tool that helps develop node.js based applications by automatically restarting the node application when file changes in the directory are detected. More details - Route parameters:
Route parameters are named URL segments that are used to capture the values specified at their position in the URL. More details - Postman:
Postman is a collaboration platform for API development. Postman’s features simplify each step of building an API and streamline collaboration so you can create better APIs—faster. More details - REST Client:
REST Client allows you to send HTTP request and view the response in Visual Studio Code directly. More details
👨💻 Reviewed concepts
- [REST](https://dogecat0.github.io/2023/12/03/JavaScript Full Stack Series/03-Altering-Data-from-Server.html)