This week we'll begin learning backend.

What You'll Learn

• NPM
  • Package Manager Ecosystem
• Express
  • Express is a minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework
• Package.json
  • Config file
• REST
  • How client/server talk
• CRUD
  • Common design pattern we'll use/encounter/define/build
• Routes
  • Different URL endpoints used to produce different behavior. Usually CRUDing a resource
• Handlers
  • Callbacks invoked when an event occurs. Usually an API endpoint being hit.
• Query String/Parameters
  • String sent by client to tell the server what it wants
• req
  • Object passed to handler containing information about the request
• res
  • Object passed to handler allowing handler to send a response
• HTTP Verbs
  • Predefined verbs used when making REST requests
• HTTP Status Codes
  • Expected behavior of our API as agreed upon by our ancestors.

Monday

• NPM
• Node
• Express
• Routing
• CRUD
• REST

Tuesday

• Project Structure
• CRUD
• REST
• Query Params
• Try Catch Finally

Wednesday

• Pagination
• Sorting
• Try Catch Finally
• Review

Thursday

• Review