Build a REST API with Express 5 and node 14
Instructor
Jamund Ferguson
Learn how to build a simple REST API to store notes using the latest built-in node features including native ES modules, the fs/promises API, async/await, the nullish coalescing operator, and destructuring. No compilers, no build steps, pure code.
This collection of lessons is great for beginners to Express as long as they are familiar with JavaScript and the HTTP protocol. Those more familiar with node and express will appreciate a fast-paced, modern take on using these popular tools and will likely benefit most from the lessons on input validation, models (which emphasizes a lot of new syntax), using fs/promises to serialize a Map, and accessing asynchronous data with async/await.
Pre-requisites:
- Install curl
- Install node 14
- Be familiar with the terminal
View the source for this project in the project's github repo.
Notes:
- I'm not very pedantic about REST and basically just mean an API over HTTP
- Express 5 is still in alpha (and has been for over two years), but most of these lessons apply to Express 4 as long you use something like express-async-errors to add support for
asyncroutes and middleware
Free Community Resource
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Learner Reviews
- Andrew7 months agoWhat did you like about this course?
Quick and very thorough - build an API quickly and efficiently! Thanks!
- Learner2 years agoWhat did you like about this course?
simple and to the point. focuses on express. doesn't go in too much detail. gives you just enough to get excited about the technology so you can use it and learn further.
- Learner2 years agoWhat did you like about this course?
Very well explained but it is missing a piece after the creation of model
- BraKoose2 years agoWhat did you like about this course?
Its precise and all i need to know too
- Learner2 years agoWhat did you like about this course?
Wow! Precise; High Value; Great teacher! Recommend.
- Bless Darah3 years agoWhat did you like about this course?
The course was very clear and straight to the point. I like especially how the codebase was organized.
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