Express is a minimalist, flexible, and powerful framework for Node.js that simplifies building web applications and APIs.
If you’re new to Node.js backend development or looking to solidify your understanding, this tutorial series will guide you through each step of building an API from scratch.
We’ll break down complex concepts into digestible parts, provide practical examples, and offer hands-on exercises to reinforce your learning.
What you will learn
- Setting up an Express server.
- Understanding middleware
- Setting up Routing and Router.
- Interacting with databases.
- Authentication
- Error handling and debugging
- Build a RESTful API
Section 1. Basic Express Framework
- Express Hello World – Introduce the Express framework and show how to create the first Express application
- Routing – Show you how to create routes that define endpoints and functions that respond to the client requests to these endpoints.
- Middleware – Learn about express middleware.
- Router – Guide you on Express Router to organize routes to make the code more maintainable and scalable.
- Validation with Zod – Learn how to validate data with Zod and how to create a reusable middleware for validation.
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