Build a Node.js API Node.js can be intimidating to beginners. But its flexible structure and lack of strict guidelines makes it seem more complicated than it is. This tutorial is a quick and simple guide to Node.js, the Express framework, and MongoDB, focusing on the fundamental REST routes and basic database interaction. You’ll build a simple API boilerplate that can then be used as the foundation for any app. Who This Tutorial Is For : You should have a basic understanding of REST APIs and CRUD operations, plus basic JavaScript knowledge. I use ES6 (mainly fat-arrow functions), but nothing too complex. For this tutorial, you’ll create the skeleton of a back-end for a note-taking application — think You want to be able to do all four CRUD actions on your notes: create, read, update, and delete. Setting Up If you don’t have Node installed, . In a new directory, run npm init, and follow along with the prompts, giving your app the name of ‘notable’ (or whatever ...
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