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October 8, 2024
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Instructor: João Vitor Boverio da Silva Gomes
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Intermediate level
A background in Javascript (including variables, functions, objects, arrays, if statements), HTML, and simple styling with CSS are recommended.
Recommended experience
Intermediate level
A background in Javascript (including variables, functions, objects, arrays, if statements), HTML, and simple styling with CSS are recommended.
Apply asynchronous code with Node.js
Apply HTML and CSS to build a visually appealing website
Connect to the Google Maps API
Add to your LinkedIn profile
Only available on desktop
This guided project, Web Development in Node.js: Build Your First Website, will help an aspiring web developer who is looking to incorporate Node.js into their website along with front-end basics like CSS and HTML. In this 1.5-hour long project-based course, you will explore different types of functions in Node.js, build an HTTP server, build endpoints with Node.js and Express, and apply front-end basics.
To achieve this, you will be taking on the role of helping a friend create a website for their pizzeria using Node.js. In order to be successful in this project, you will need some experience with Node.js, HTML, and CSS.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Explore the non-blocking paradigm of Node.js
Explore different types of functions in Node.js
Build a HTTP server for the website
Node.js Practice
Build endpoints with Node.js
Build endpoints with Express.js
Generate an API Key for Google Maps
Apply front-end basics
Cumulative Challenge
A background in Javascript (including variables, functions, objects, arrays, if statements), HTML, and simple styling with CSS are recommended.
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