Learn Node JS in 30 days: A Tutorial for Beginners

Pradeep A
3 min readJan 19, 2024

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Ever wondered how these big web apps work? Enter Node.js, the unsung hero behind the scenes! 🚀 Contrary to popular belief, Node.js isn’t a framework or library — it’s a runtime environment that brings JavaScript to the server side. Imagine having the power to use the same language on both the client and server, breaking down the language barrier between frontend and backend development. 🌐 Node.js is like a backstage pass for JavaScript, letting it run server-side and handle requests and responses with ease. It’s the magic wand that conjures up real-time applications, scalable APIs, and more. Plus, it’s the proud parent of frameworks like React, Angular, and Next.js, making it the ultimate enabler for modern web development. So, if you’re curious about the wizardry behind web applications, Node.js is your backstage pass to the digital show! 🎩✨

Let’s imagine you have a JavaScript program. 🤔 To get it running, traditionally, you’d need a browser to see the output. 🌐 Why? Because browsers come equipped with a fancy JavaScript V8 engine. But wait, here comes Node! 🚀 It steps onto the stage, creating a special backstage area just for your JavaScript. Node sets up a runtime environment where your JavaScript code or application can do its thing — no browser required! 🎉✨

Node JS is prominently used to build the dynamic web server. It can be used to create, open, read, write, delete, and close the files on the server. And also it is used to Alter(Modify) the database.

INTRODUCTION

This is an initiative for beginners to learn things through the articles. Let’s get started with Node JS.

In these articles, I will try to explain the use of Node JS as easily as possible in a simple language for beginners with examples.

From these tutorials let’s learn something new consistently by building simple projects with the explanation of the concepts.

As a learner all we need is consistency, so every day you can spend 15–30 mins on these tutorial articles to learn.

To Do’s

  1. Read the articles every day which will be published every day sharp at 7.30 pm IST.
  2. Type the code snippets which will be given with the explanation and try it out, for further details official documentation or references will be given.
  3. Be consistent every day, and spend 15–30 minutes on learning new tech after all just a few min of Reels time.

Benefits

  1. At the end of the 30 days, you will have too many mini projects with expertise in Node JS.
  2. A good understanding of the concepts very well.
  3. Understanding of Node JS + Express server, handling data in NoSQL database (MongoDB) and SQL database (MySQL or Postgres: SQL tutorials will be made) and also RESTful APIs.
  4. Finally a big backend server project.

After the Node + Express tutorial, there will be tutorials on React in TypeScript.

Note: The regular 30-day articles will be started from 22nd January 2024.

Hop in, buddy! 🚗💨 Let’s embark on a journey of learning together! 🌟✨

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