Node.js Tutorial: A Complete Guide
Your beginner-friendly journey into Node.js — the JavaScript runtime for building fast, scalable server-side applications. Each chapter includes explanations, code examples, diagrams, and a hands-on exercise.
Table of Contents
- 1. Getting Started Introduction, Requirements, V8 Engine, Architecture, Event Loop
- 2. Asynchronous Programming Callbacks, Promises, Async/Await, Error Handling
- 3. Modules & Package Management CommonJS, ES Modules, NPM, package.json, Publishing
- 4. Core Modules HTTP, File System, Path, OS, Events, Streams, Buffers, Crypto
- 5. JavaScript & TypeScript Modern JS, Process, TypeScript, Linting & Formatting
- 6. Building Applications Express.js, Middleware, REST API, Authentication
- 7. Database Integration MySQL, MongoDB, CRUD, Queries, Joins
- 8. Advanced Communication GraphQL, Socket.IO, WebSockets
- 9. Testing & Debugging Debugging, Test Frameworks, Test Runners
- 10. Deployment Environment Variables, CI/CD, Security, Strategies
- 11. Performance & Scaling Logging, Monitoring, Clusters, Worker Threads, Child Processes
- 12. Advanced Topics Microservices, WebAssembly, HTTP/2, TLS/SSL, Real-World Examples
- 13. Hardware & IoT Raspberry Pi, GPIO, LED Projects, WebSocket Integration
- 14. Practice & Certification Examples, Exercises, Quiz, Study Plan, Interview Prep
- 15. References Built-in Modules, EventEmitter, Cluster, Crypto, Streams, HTTP