Learn Node.js: The Complete Course for Beginners

Module 1: Introduction & Environment Setup

⏳ 30 minutes

• Topics: What is Node.js? Installation, REPL, and project scaffolding

• Hands-on: Install Node.js, initialize a project, and run “Hello World”

Module 2: The Event Loop & Concurrency

⏳ 45 minutes

• Topics: Single-threaded model, event loop phases, callback queue

• Hands-on: Write asynchronous timers and I/O callbacks to observe loop behavior

Module 3: File System & Global Objects

⏳ 60 minutes

• Topics: fs API, path module, process/global objects

• Hands-on: Read/write files and log process information

Module 4: Buffers & Streams

⏳ 45 minutes

• Topics: Buffer usage, readable/writable streams, backpressure

• Hands-on: Stream-copy a large file and implement backpressure handling

Module 5: Modules, Events & Packages

⏳ 60 minutes

• Topics: CommonJS modules, EventEmitter, NPM scripts, publishing packages

• Hands-on: Create a reusable module, emit custom events, and publish to NPM

Module 6: HTTP & REST API Fundamentals

⏳ 60 minutes

• Topics: http module, request/response, status codes

• Hands-on: Build a basic HTTP server and handle JSON payloads

Module 7: Express.js & Routing

⏳ 75 minutes

• Topics: Express setup, middleware, routing, error handling

• Hands-on: Scaffold an Express app with GET/POST routes and middleware chains

Module 8: Data Persistence & Middleware

⏳ 60 minutes

• Topics: Integrating with MongoDB, using Mongoose, custom middleware

• Hands-on: Connect to a MongoDB database and implement CRUD endpoints

Module 9: Advanced Topics—Networking & Security

⏳ 45 minutes

• Topics: TCP/UDP basics, CORS, Helmet, rate limiting

• Hands-on: Add security headers and rate-limit middleware to your API

Module 10: Project – Food Delivery App

⏳ 90 minutes

• Topics: End-to-end architecture, routing, data models, deployment basics

• Hands-on: Build and deploy a mini food-delivery REST API with order and user management

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