Intro to Node.js

With Mark Dewey

Core Instructor

Sponsored by

Let's get connected

WiFi:

Suncoast Developers Guild

password:

this might be a password

Follow along:

http://bit.ly/sdg-node

What is node?

baby don't hurt me...

• JavaScript outside the browser
• Chrome V8 Engine
• Single Threaded Event Loop Model

Just JavaScript

not rocket science... sort of...

• Variables (const & let) 
• Functions (arrow and classic) 
• Same control flow

Single Threaded

one thread to rule them all.

• Single Threaded
• Event Driven
• Non-blocking I/O

time to play!

From scripting

 to the web!

Node as Server

It can do all the things

• express
• jade
• yarn

Yarn

like a cat and a ball of string

• package manager
• run node scripts
• install packages
• run any terminal commands

Express

Choo choo!

• unopinionated web server
• minimalistic
• focused around middleware

Jade

not as shiny as the stone

• templating engine 
• uses a light version of html
• also uses node

Lets build a website!

http://bit.ly/sdg-node