Express Crash Course

Get started with the most popular web framework for Node.js.

Code from Video:
https://github.com/bradtraversy/express-crash/

Node.js Crash Course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32M1al-Y6Ag

14+ Hour Node.js API Masterclass Course:
https://www.traversymedia.com/node-js-api-masterclass

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Slides
0:53 - What is Express?
2:28 - Opinionated vs Unopinionated
4:10 - Prerequisites
5:18 - What we'll cover
6:45 - Express Setup
9:00 - Basic Server
13:10 - --watch Flag & NPM Scripts
15:25 - res.sendFile() Method
18:00 - Static Web Server
19:48 - Working with JSON
22:35 - Postman Utility
23:45 - Environment Variables (.env)
26:30 - Request Params (req.params)
29:35 - Query Strings (req.query)
33:19 - Setting Status Codes
36:40 - Multiple responses
37:35 - Route Files
41:40 - Using ES Modules
43:47 - Request Body Data
47:53 - POST Request
50:23 - PUT Request
53:23 - DELETE Request
55:44 - Middleware
1:00:24 - Custom Error Handler
1:08:30 - Catch All Error Middleware
1:10:47 - Colors Package
1:14:17 - Using Controllers
1:20:45 - __dirname Workaround
1:24:29 - Making Requests From Frontend
1:30:03 - Submit Form to API
1:36:00 - EJS Template Engine Setup
1:41:15 - Pass Data to Views
1:42:50 - Pass and Loop Over Arrays
1:44:20 - Template Partials