Node.js: The Complete Guide to Build RESTful APIs (2018) (Udemy.com)
Learn to build fast, scalable and secure RESTful services with Node, Express and MongoDB, from setup to production
Created by: Mosh Hamedani
Last updated June 2018
What you will learn
- Build the backend for your web and mobile apps
- Use modern JavaScript features (ES6, ES7)
- Implement CRUD operations
- Handle and log errors, the right way
- Write unit and integration tests
- Practice test-driven development (TDD)
- Store and retrieve complex data in MongoDB
- Implement authentication and authorization
- Deploy your Node apps to production
- Apply the best practices for building fast, scalable and secure apps
Course Description
What is Node.js?
Node.js, or Node, is a runtime environment for executing JavaScript code outside of a browser. It is ideal for building highly-scalable, data-intensive backend services (APIs) that power your client’s apps (web or mobile apps).
Why learn Node?
Node is great for prototyping and agile development as well as building super fast and highly scalable apps; Companies like Uber and PayPal use Node in production to build applications because it requires fewer people and less code. Plus, Node has the largest ecosystem of open-source library, so you don’t have to build everything from scratch.
A step-by-step, A to Z course
What you’ll get when you sign up for this course:
15 hours of HD videos, complete with exercises and solutions
A real-world project: you'll build the back-end for a video rental application, not a dummy to-do app!
No more wasted time on lengthy courses or out-of-date tutorials
Up-to-date and practical information and solutions (no fluff!)
The opportunity to learn at your own pace - lifetime access - so take your time if you prefer
Expert tips to become a Node rockstar
The best practices and common pitfalls to avoid
Watch on any device, online or offline - mobile friendly and downloadable lessons
Certificate of completion to present to your employer
You’ll learn to:
Confidently build RESTful services (APIs) using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB
Employ the best practices for Node.js
Avoid common mistakes
What we’ll cover:
Node module system
Node Package Manager (NPM)
Asynchronous JavaScript
Useful ES6+ features
Implementing CRUD operations
Storing complex data in MongoDB
Data Validation
Authentication and authorization
Handling and logging errors the right way
Unit and integration testing
Test-driven development (TDD)
Deployment
This course is for you if:
You’re a back-end developer who is used to working with frameworks like ASP.NET, Rails, Django, etc. You want to add Node.js to your toolbox.
You’re a front-end developer and want to transition to full-stack development.
You’ve tried other Node.js tutorials and found them to be too slow, out-of-date, and boring!
Having Node.js on your resume helps you find more jobs and make more money.
And here is what other students say:
"Absolutely the best! Highly recommended if you want to get started on Node.js from zero. I have learned what Node is and what it can do. Truly comprehensive. Perfect rating! Mosh knows his stuff and he deserves your support. On a side note, my current company uses Mosh's courses as a huge resource and reference when training / refreshing knowledge. I just want to say thank you! Please don't stop teaching. You were born with the talent to teach." -Eugene John Arellano
"Mosh is one of the top 3 instructors for modern web development. He explains difficult concepts with ease. I recommend all of his courses because of the amount of detail and his style of teaching." -Warren Isaac
"What I like most about the course is Mosh's methodology and the way how he explains the things. Very well structured course with high quality of presentation as well." -Omar Amrani
Who is your instructor?
Hi! My name is Mosh Hamedani and I help ambitious developers take their coding skills to the next level. I'm a software engineer with more than 15 years of experience and I've taught over 200,000 students through my online courses. My YouTube channel, Programming with Mosh, has been watched more than 6M times. My students describe my teaching as clear, concise, and fun, without any fluff.
Do you want to become a Node rockstar? Enroll in the course and get started.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
12,856 Reviews
Mosh Hamedani
Hi! I'm Mosh, a software engineer with over 20 years of experience. I'm all about clear, concise, practical coding tutorials – no fluff, just the good stuff! My courses focus on real-world projects and the skills that will get you hired. I've helped millions of students transform their careers. Want to level up your skills? Check out my courses and get started.
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Reviews
By Ethan Lal Thompson on 11/20/2020
I love the way he explains all the complex stuff and makes web-development an absolute joke. He is an amazing instructor with a voice like honey. Though I would appreciate it if you would regularly update your content because some stuff like Joi validation and MongoDB connection etc. were outdated and had deprecation warnings respectively. No big deal, but as some beginners get a little frustrated. Though I must say this is a 5-star course every web-developer should take.
By Vishal Muddumallesh on 9/1/2020
Not a bad course at all. However, I felt some topics, like MongoDB and deployment could have been covered with little more details. I'd have also liked a small topic on connecting to external APIs from our application. But if you're new to Node.js, then go ahead with this course. Keep in mind that you will face quite a few issues if you are not using the exact same versions of the packages as in the videos but videos are from 2018 so try to use latest versions and resolve the issues yourself which will be a good debugging experience.
By G K on 5/22/2020
This is a very good course to get started with Node. Time taken to complete the course is also manageable. Very beginner friendly. Doesn't overwhelm with a lot of information but covers everything you need to know to start developing a REST API on your own. Also explains asynchronous javascript very well. This was my go to reference when I developed my own apps. Thanks Mosh!
By Emil Jan on 3/25/2020
Excellent course. I did not give 5 stars because the course has not been updated and inspite of many students complaining about a few bugs in the app, no one is paying attention to the bugs. Moreover, the teaching assisstant, an old student, does not have the competence to answer studnets' questions and is often, therefore, very rude. He deletes his reude remarks once pointed out. He promises students that he will find out answer to a questoin but many posts show that he does not answer questions later on. So, take the course if you are mentally ready for no help from the teacher and the teaching assistant.
By Sergey Konovalov on 9/1/2019
Definitely met my expectations and worth taking. There are few things where course can do better. For example, code is not always functional by the end of lecture, sometimes only in the next video there is a note to fix missing async statement or replace typo from export to exports; or recommendation to use libraries with very small number of users and loads is a bit odd; or such topics like sockets and OAuth not covered. But again, everything I tried out during course works, and I learned a lot. Special thanks for sharing method to write tests with happy pass scenario and configurable variables — that's awesome.
By Svetlozar Dochev on 8/15/2019
It's great when you have some missings spots in your javascript/node knowledge and you find the right tool to fill these blank spots. Had purchased this course some time ago, but only did the express part. I think everything is explained perfectly, if you combine this with some eagerness to read wikipedia and old articles you can really pick up the back end of a modern node/mongo express app like a snap. Thank you so much for the content, haven't finished it yet, but I feel very good about the flow of the course.
By Prabhat Kumar Jena on 3/20/2019
This course is very much helpful to me to understand how node application based on API's work. Besides these, there is a lot of stuff to learn in this project. I recommend this course to beginner to intermediate level who want to understand and built node API's based application in an effective way. Mosh is a great instructor and explains thing very cleary. I only suggest to update the course as these great learning content will be more helpful to students.
By Gilbert Rosario Herrera on 1/3/2019
Another wonderful course from Mosh, as expected. This guy is definitely the best instructor I've ever met. I knew absolutely nothing about back-end stuff when I started this course, and for me back-end was always a bit intimidating, but Mosh made it look simple as always. Thanks to this course (and his React course, which is great BTW) I am now working on my first full-stack app applying the concepts I learn in this course. One thing I like this course is that the project that we build feels a lot like a real life project, some you can always have this course as a reference. If you are new and want to to learn Node.js, I cannot recommend this course enough.
By Jayashri Bhamare on 8/27/2018
Mosh covered almost all the topics in his section which gives a learner confidence that he is now ready for an interview. All topics explained very neatly. Beginners or people who already are familiar with Node , Express, MongoDB want to learn it in depth and looking for an easy way to learn it should attend this course. At the end of this course you will feel yourself confident. Before going through this course I have gone through many pdfs, videos on youtube but didn't receive that much from it. Mosh, you are doing great work by publishing this tutorial with minimal cost. Thanks and Bless you. :)
By Steven Boutcher on 4/21/2018
Mosh has such engaging videos! I love his crystal clear explanations and his teaching style is so easy to follow. I remember cracking a smile several times throughout the course because the way he talks about the content really shows how excited he is about it as well as sharing it with his students. I feel so confident with Node.js after taking this course and highly doubt I would have had the same success without it. Hats off to Mr. Hamedani!
Quality Score
Overall Score : 92 / 100












