Getting Started: Node/Express.js
Intro to an Node/Express.js server build.
Background:
Express is a Node.js web application framework. It utilizes HTTP utility methods and middleware, which makes creating APIs much simpler than with Rails, for example.
Node is a JavaScript runtime environment that is mostly used for server-side programming.
Express is a Node.js web application framework. It utilizes HTTP utility methods and middleware, which makes creating APIs much simpler than with Rails, for example.
Node is a JavaScript runtime environment that is mostly used for server-side programming.
Knowing JavaScript is not a pre-requisite for this tutorial, although it will be helpful. Nevertheless, it will become crucial as you advance past this tutorial.
Follow these links to familiarize yourself with the technologies mentioned in this tutorial.
Express
Node
JavaScript
Follow these links to familiarize yourself with the technologies mentioned in this tutorial.
Express
Node
JavaScript
Follow the these links to see a video tutorial on the steps.
Now, you can run node server.js in your terminal. You should see it output “Running on port 3000” or whatever string you defined in your .listen. Next, go to localhost:3000 in your browser. There, you should see “Welcome to my API”, or whatever string you defined in your .send.

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