Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express

Why these tools

Node.js and Express sit at the center of much server-side web development, and this intermediate course is built around them. It moves from the asynchronous patterns that shape Node code to the REST APIs that most applications expose.

Skills in practice

• Writing applications with asynchronous callbacks and promises
• Designing REST APIs and carrying out create, read, update and delete operations
• Adding authentication to protect routes

Tools you will meet

Postman, JSON and the Model View Controller pattern appear alongside the code, so the course also builds familiarity with the wider workflow of API development.

Learners who have already written basic JavaScript will find the asynchronous material the most demanding part, so revisit promises whenever they feel unclear.