info-2021

Back-End JavaScript (Node.js) Track

Updated Sunday, April 18, 2021

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https://reskillamericans.github.io/info-2021/tracks/back-end-nodejs

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Your Instructors

Your instructors and mentors in this course include:

Name	Slack Username
Ogunjuyigbe Oluwaseyi	@seyiogunjuyigbe
Sydney Ekpo	@sydney
Idris Lawal	@Idris
Jeremiah Iromaka	@jeremiahiro

You are welcome to message them directly, but please post questions that would benefit all of your peers at #track-backend-javascript.

The following course list covers the specific courses in your track. Please also note the General Courses listed in the top level Program Info Page.

Week 6 Courses (April 18 - 24)

• JavaScript Week 4
  Introduction to JSON and Node Modules.

  A 5 question test on JSON.

  • Walk through on starting a new node.js project - 14 minutes
  • NodeJS: Reading and Writing to a JSON file - 14 minutes
  • NodeJS: Creating a Server with Node (Part 1) - 9 minutes
  • NodeJS: Creating a Server with Node (Part 2) - 7 minutes
  • NodeJS: Creating a Server with Node (Part 3) - 24 minutes
  • NodeJS: Creating a Server with Node (Part 4) - 17 minutes

  Assignment: Clone the notesApp repo and get your own node server running. Submit your clone’s GitHub link.

• Introduction to Databases
  This course will introduce you to MySQL and Firebase as well as general database concepts. You will install MySQL locally and learn the befits of using cloud-hosted databases.

  • Walk through Introduction to Databases - 21 minutes

  A 10 question test is here.

  Assignment: Using MySQL, create an employee database with the given data and perform the requested quiries. Submit a screen shot.

Week 5 Courses (April 11 - 17)

• HTTP Secure Socket Layer (SSL and CORS)

  • Course Intro Video - 3 minutes
  • A 10 question quiz is here.
  • Content on SSL - followed by a 5 question test.
  • Content on CORS - followed by a 5 question test.

Week 4 Courses (April 4 - 10)

• JavaScript Week 3:
  Arrow functions are described. Introduction to asynchronous programming.

  Assignments:
  Update valueChecker using arrow function syntax.
  Rewrite sumCalculator using arrow function syntax.

  • Note Taker App - The App Interface - 2 minutes
  • Note Taker Code Explanation - 3 minutes

  Assignment: Complete the Note Taker App. Fork starter code and complete in your own github repository. Submit link to your repository when finished. Due Saturday, April 10.

  A 5 question test is here.

Week 3 Courses (March 28 - April 3)

• Introduction to JavaScript Syntax
  This week’s course explains some of the basics of JavaScript. There are two in-line tests, and two assesments to complete at the end.

Week 2 Courses (March 21 - 27)

This week participants begin working with the Learning Managment System (LMS).

• Setup for JavaScript This course simply asks you to install Node.js on your computer and report which version you have running.