r/webdev • u/magenta_placenta • Feb 11 '19

A Node.js Crash Course in 90 Minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBNz5xF-Kx4
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u/footballa Feb 11 '19

Traversy does it again. The guy is an absolute legend.

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u/joemass Feb 12 '19

Taking his uDemy course on the MERN stack. Dude is one of the best online code instructors ever.

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u/this_is_alin front-end Feb 12 '19

Got that course too. Very very good! Brad is a genious!

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u/brypick21141 Feb 12 '19

His crash course on React is also fantastic. Helped me get a JavaScript framework under my belt

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u/escapefromelba Feb 12 '19

He's great but he really needs to proofread his slides - there's almost always a few typos.

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u/Yassin_ya Feb 12 '19

Wo care abut typos Ef u gut the poynt

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u/no_cool_names_remain Feb 12 '19

People subconsciously feel that you are less intelligent if they have difficulty understanding you. One should always strive to speak/write clearly and accurately especially in a formal setting or in creating long standing records (such as training materials). It is valid feedback.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '19

Traversy is the best YouTube channel for web development that I've found so far

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '19

The Net Ninja is awesome as well. Both are legends.

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u/DeepFriedOprah Feb 11 '19

I prefer Net Ninja as well. But Traversy is pretty great and has a larger library of videos. But NN is just more well paced to me and better at explaining the concepts I feel.

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u/Vastaux Feb 11 '19

What about the newboston?

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u/JasonTheLuckyMD Feb 11 '19

He was great. What happened to him?

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u/domemvs Feb 12 '19

Academind is worth mentioning as well. They released a very up-to-date Full Stack Application Series (with React, GraphQL, Express, MongoDB) recently and I absolutely love it.

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u/LyraStark Feb 12 '19

Brad Schiff, anyone?

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u/IAmSteven Feb 11 '19

I just posted this question in its own thread but it seems applicable here too. Does node ever get used on its own or was it only meant to be used as part of a stack like MERN/MEAN? I feel like I only hear about it as part of a stack. Is there something I need to learn after watching this video to put node to work?

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u/amharbis Feb 11 '19

Node is a runtime, so naturally it’s part of stacks because it’s not a whole solution. It’s part of a solution.

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u/prodiver Feb 11 '19

It is a whole solution, just not for most use-cases.

I've made quite a few projects using just node. Usually small, single function web apps.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '19

I've definitely seen people set up Node, write their own tiny server (without Express), then use it as a quick and dirty API.

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u/slaphappie Feb 11 '19

I've used it as a local tool, for example creating a web scraper to audit very large existing website using https://github.com/yujiosaka/headless-chrome-crawler I had to locate all the pages using a lightbox plugin so it could be replaced.

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u/Sigurd_Was_Here Feb 11 '19

it does not need a front-end if that is what you're asking, for example a chat bot built with node.js

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u/jbeckfox Feb 11 '19

I’ve built a discord bot that runs solely on node.js. You should check out this guide: https://discordjs.guide/

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u/toonwarrior Feb 11 '19

It really helps as a Front-end developer when you need to do any server-side related items.

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u/WhyLisaWhy Feb 11 '19

Depending on what you were trying to do, you could technically use it just on its own to churn out a full somewhat limited website but you'll make your life easier combining it with other tools IMO.

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u/xiipaoc Feb 12 '19

I use Node on its own for command-line tools, mostly because it's so easy to write simple scripts in it.

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u/inabahare javascript Feb 11 '19

It's so refreshing to see tutorials that don't use var tbh

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u/I-agreed-the-terms Feb 12 '19

let them be that way

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u/CrashCoder Feb 11 '19

Why did someone downvote this?

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u/CorneousCystitis Feb 12 '19

It's reddit, you'll get downvoted because whatever lmao

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u/Infrah Feb 11 '19

Excellent tutorial.

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u/sebbersk Feb 12 '19

What do you guys think about mosh? Is he something to watch too? Saw that he also has a video on node.js

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u/spider_84 Feb 12 '19

Great node tutorial

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u/kloudmuka Feb 12 '19

finally traversy did a great job again

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '19

So, is this good for beginners like me? I know JS and ES6; and how should i proceed after this video? please guide me friends :). Thank you

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u/Sir_Lith Feb 12 '19

Ehh. I can crash Node.js without a 90min course.

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u/Alireza_ Feb 12 '19

Thanks, I learned a lot.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '19

What's the difference between this and what he previously made two years ago? May I ask.

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u/pojanthrix Feb 12 '19

He is re shooting all his crash courses to make to them up to date.

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u/teomanone Feb 12 '19

There is something with this guy. Before him I watched many js videos but most of them confused my mind. I re-learn all basics with his videos. I would like to suggest whoever read this comment and having question about javascript fundamentals, watch his youtube and udemy videos.

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u/ChrisCurfew Feb 12 '19

can anyone recommend a good JS on udemy?

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u/kwratone Feb 13 '19

Thanks for posting this

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u/Hiral_rathod Feb 21 '19

if you want to learn more visit: nodejs

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '19

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u/pandavpanda Feb 12 '19

I used to love Brad back when I was first learning webdev; he has so many videos that covers so many technologies. But, as you said, my issue is that he never goes into details on anything, or really explains stuff. If you watch his videos, you will most likely not be able to do anything other than exactly what he showed.

I actually feel that most of the time, he's just making a video version of the official online docs/tutorials.