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Course Review
Here is our in-depth review of Learn Node.js, based on hours of rigorous testing and evaluation.
Updated: August 6, 2023
Solid option for learning to use Node hands-on.
Fast Facts
Codecademy
By Jiwon Shin
This course introduces the concepts of server-side web development with Node. You’ll learn the different parts that make up the back-end of a website or web application, and you’ll gain familiarity with the Node runtime environment. After this course, you’ll be set up to explore popular Node frameworks like Express.js to build powerful applications.
The interactive exercise format is interesting. You're required to take existing functions and wrap them into an exportable module for open-sourcing, which is a fairly real-world situation as well as a great illustration of Node modularity.
This course varies somewhat from the Node.js coverage in the Introduction to Backend sections of the Backend Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer Career Paths. We actually recommend taking the Node content in one of those paths, depending on your career orientation. The paths include an open-ended project that's a great test of skills.
If you choose to take this course separately from the skill paths mentioned above, be sure to supplement your learning with a project outside of the Codecademy platform, so you have practical experience troubleshooting when things go wrong.
Udacity
By Rachel Manning, Alyssa Hope, Andrew Wong, and Guillaume Bibeau Laviolette
The premium option for learning Node.js for fullstack web development.
Frontend Masters
By Scott Moss, Will Sentance, Kyle Simpson, Brian Holt, others
Outstanding video training option, with in-depth real-world Node coverage.
NodeSchool
By Various
An excellent resource for anyone learning Node. Perhaps not the complete Node guide that you'll need to become a professional Node developer, but a decent place to start or practice your skills.
Pluralsight
By Paul O'Fallon, Samer Buna, Joe Eames, More
Solid option for learning real world Node through a series of high quality screencast courses.
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