[L] The Node.js platform

An introduction to the Node.js programming environment, the npm packet manager and how to write JavaScript within this environment.

Read & Study

Read and study the following to learn more on Node as a programming environment.

• About the node platform
• About the npm package manager
• About event-driven programming in node.js
• An article about the Event loop in Node.js

Resources

Resources that are used, or are relevant, for the areas that the lecture covers.

• Node.js
  • Node API docs
• NPM registry
• MDN JavaScript
• Google V8 JavaScript Engine