Level Up Your Skills: The Complete Node.js Developer Course

Course Syllabus: Learn Node.js

Module 1: Introduction to Node.js

• Understanding the basics of Node.js
• Installation and setup
• Exploring Node.js architecture and event-driven programming model

Module 2: Node.js Fundamentals

• Working with modules and packages
• Handling asynchronous operations with callbacks, promises, and async/await
• File system operations and streams

Module 3: Building Web Applications with Node.js

• Creating a basic HTTP server
• Routing requests using Express.js framework
• Handling HTTP requests and responses
• Middleware implementation for request processing

Module 4: Data Persistence with Node.js

• Introduction to databases (MongoDB, MySQL, etc.)
• Connecting Node.js applications to databases
• Performing CRUD operations
• Using Object-Document Mapping (ODM) and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) libraries

Module 5: Authentication and Authorization

• Implementing user authentication and sessions
• Understanding JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for secure authentication
• Role-based access control (RBAC)

Module 6: Real-Time Communication with Node.js

• Introduction to WebSockets
• Building real-time chat applications with Socket.IO
• Broadcasting events and handling multiple clients

Module 7: Testing and Debugging Node.js Applications

• Writing unit tests with Mocha, Chai, and Sinon
• Debugging techniques using built-in debugger and third-party tools
• Best practices for error handling and logging

Module 8: Performance Optimization and Scalability

• Identifying performance bottlenecks
• Caching strategies with Redis
• Load balancing and clustering
• Horizontal scaling with microservices architecture

Module 9: Deployment and DevOps

• Deployment strategies for Node.js applications
• Containerization with Docker
• Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD)
• Monitoring and managing Node.js applications in production