Node.js for JavaScript Developers Training Course

Introduction to Node.js

• Comparing RAM access with I/O latency
• Blocking and non-blocking operations
• Event-driven programming principles
• The event loop mechanism
• Preventing event loop blockage
• Core Node.js design philosophy

Node.js Environment Configuration

• Acquiring and installing the runtime
• Utilizing the Node REPL
• Executing a basic introductory program

Modules and npm

• Structural components of a module
• Encapsulating private code
• Importing and utilizing modules
• Executing npm commands
• Defining package.json configurations

Callback Patterns

• Definition and application of callbacks
• Placing callbacks as the final argument
• Implementing error-first conventions

Event Management

• Criteria for utilizing Event Emitters
• Associating functions with specific events
• Initiating event requests
• Monitoring event emissions

Error Management

• Callback patterns prioritizing errors
• Managing errors within Event Emitters
• Handling uncaught exceptions
• Leveraging Domains for isolation

Buffers

• Purpose and necessity of Buffers
• Generating Buffer instances
• Reading from and writing to Buffers
• Modifying Buffer data structures

Streams

• Definition and function of streams
• Read and Write Stream interfaces
• Implementing flow control mechanisms
• Utilizing pipe operations
• Duplex Stream configurations
• Transform Stream applications

Express.js

• Overview and installation of Express.js
• Developing a basic Express application
• Defining application routes
• Rendering page layouts
• Implementing template engines
• Incorporating partials
• Utilizing local variables and conditional logic in templates
• Structuring routes into modular components

Socket.io

• Listening for client events
• Broadcasting messages to clients
• Responding to client inquiries

Database Integration

• Non-SQL and document store systems
• Relational database systems
• System configuration and environment setup
• Performing Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations