Introduction to Node.

js (LFW111x)

Course Overview
As the language of the Internet browser, JavaScript is ubiquitous and Node.js is an
asynchronous, event-driven, JavaScript runtime. Software engineers from all backgrounds have
touched JavaScript at some point. Using a common-place, easy-to-learn language as the basis
of a runtime environment for manipulating machine I/O has some interesting and wide-ranging
productivity benefits.

Node.js has qualities that can make it particularly useful in various scenarios. From
service-mocking, rapid-prototyping and real-time applications to building Command Line
Interfaces in a short time to accessing a plethora of ecosystem utilities. This course allows the
learner to learn about the fundamentals of Node.js and discover ways it can help in everyday
computing scenarios.

Course Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

● Rapidly build command line tools.

● Rapidly mock RESTful JSON APIs.
● Rapidly prototype real-time services.
● Discover and use ecosystem utilities.

Prerequisites
● Knowledge of how to use a command line terminal.
● Basic JavaScript knowledge.

Audience
This course is designed for front-end or backend developers who would like to become more
familiar with the fundamentals of Node.js and its most common use cases.

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Course Instructor

David Mark Clements is a Principal Architect, technical author, public speaker and OSS creator
specializing in Node.js and browser JavaScript.

David has been writing JavaScript since 1996 and has been working with, speaking and writing
about Node.js since Node 0.4 (2011). He is the author of various open source projects. Of note
among them is Pino, the fastest Node.js JSON logger available and 0x, a powerful profiling tool
for Node.js.

David is the technical lead and primary author of the official OpenJS Node.js Application
Developer Certification (JSNAD) and OpenJS Node.js Services Developer Certification
(JSNSD). He is also an author of the Node.js Application Development (LFW211) and Node.js
Services Development (LFW212) courses.

David’s book about Node.js, called ​“Node Cookbook: Actionable Solutions for the Full Spectrum
of Node.js 8 Development”,​ is now in its third edition.

Course Length
7-8 hours

Course Outline
Welcome!
Chapter 1: Setting up
Chapter 2: Service Mocking
Chapter 3: Going Real-Time
Chapter 4: Building CLI Tools
Chapter 5: Navigating the Ecosystem
Chapter 6: What’s Next?
Final Exam (Verified Certificate track only)

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navigate the edX platform, how to connect with other edX learners, how to answer problems on
the edX platform, how grades work in edX courses, and how to complete your first course.

Click ​here​ to register for “​DemoX”​ and you will be on your way. You will find the edX platform
simple and intuitive.

Getting Help
For any​ technical issues​ with the edX platform (including login problems and issues with the
Verified Certificate), please use the ​Help​ icon located on the upper right side of your screen.

One great way to interact with peers taking this course and resolving any ​content-related
issues​ is via the ​Discussion Forums​. These forums can be used in the following ways:

● To discuss concepts, tools, and technologies presented in this course, or related to the
topics discussed in the course material.
● To ask questions about course content.
● To share resources and ideas related to Node.js.

We strongly encourage you to not only ask questions, but to share with your peers opinions
about the course content, as well as valuable related resources. The Discussion Forums will be
reviewed periodically by the Linux Foundation staff, but it is primarily a community resource, not
an 'ask the instructor' service.

To learn more tips on how to use them, read the following article: ​"​Getting the Most Out of the
edX Discussion Forums​".​

Course Timing
This course is entirely self-paced; there is no fixed schedule for going through the material. You
can go through the course at your own pace, and you will always be returned to exactly where
you left off when you come back to start a new session. However, we still suggest you avoid
long breaks in between periods of work, as learning will be faster and content retention
improved.

The chapters in the course have been designed to build on one another. It is probably best to
work through them in sequence; if you skip or only skim some chapters quickly, you may find
there are topics being discussed you have not been exposed to yet. But this is all self-paced
and you can always go back, so you can thread your own path through the material.

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Learning Aids
Besides simple exposition through text and figures, this course uses additional methods to
present the learning material including knowledge check questions ​(Verified Certificate track
only)​.

Audit and Verified Tracks

You can enroll into an audit or a verified track. In an audit track, you will have access to all
ungraded course content: course readings, videos, and learning aids, but no certificates are
awarded when auditing. You will not be able to access any graded content (knowledge check
questions at the end of each chapter, and the final exam).

In order to receive a certificate, you will need to obtain a passing grade (please refer to the
“Grading” section below), verify your identity with edX, and pay a fee. Once all edX
requirements have been met, you can download your certificate from the Progress tab.

To learn more about audit and verified tracks, visit ​edX Help Center > Certificates​.

Grading​ ​(Verified Certificate track only)

At the end of each chapter, you will have a set of graded ​knowledge check questions​, that are
meant to further check your understanding of the material presented. The grades obtained by
answering these knowledge check questions will represent ​20%​ of your final grade.

The remaining ​80%​ of your final grade is represented by the score obtained in the ​final exam​.
The final exam is located at the end of the course and it consists of 12 questions.

You will have a maximum of two attempts to answer each knowledge check and final exam
question (other than True/False questions, in which case, you have only one attempt). You are
free to reference your notes, screens from the course, etc., and there is no time limit on how
long you can spend on a question. You can always skip a question and come back to it later.

In order to complete this course with a passing grade, you must obtain a passing score
(knowledge check and final exam) of minimum 70%​.

Course Progress and Completion​ ​(Verified Certificate track only)

Once you complete the course (including knowledge check questions and final exam), you will
want to know if you have passed. You will be able to see your completion status using the
Progress​ tab at the top of your screen, which will clearly indicate whether or not you have
achieved a passing score.

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The Linux Foundation and its collaborative projects currently offer the following certifications:

● Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate​ (LFCA)

● Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator​ (LFCS)
● Linux Foundation Certified Engineer​ (LFCE)
● Certified Kubernetes Administrator​ (CKA)
● Certified Kubernetes Application Developer​ (CKAD)
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The course content is licensed under a ​Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License​.

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