Node.js for C# Developers

1h 9mIntermediate2018-12-14

Authors

Robby Millsap

Senior Software Engineer at Trek Bicycle

Course details

Since its inception in 2009, Node.js has continued to grow in popularity. With its rapid prototyping and development tools, Node.js has moved from the startup to the enterprise as the full-stack framework of choice. This course is intended to help transition C# and .NET developers to enterprise Node.js development. Instructor Robby Millsap reviews the benefits and challenges of the framework, including debugging, memory management, multithreading, asynchronous programming, and package management. He also shows how easy it is to create a continuous integration workflow that includes Gulp, Babel, Visual Studio Team Services, and Azure. Whether you decide to transition to the framework full time or use Node.js as a complement to your existing toolset, the lessons you learn at the end of this course will help you become a more valued and experienced developer.

Learning objectives
Installing and publishing Node.js packages
Defining classes in Node.js
Building a web API with Express and Node.js
Unit testing in Node.js
Continuous integration

Skills covered

Node.js.NETC#JavaScript FrameworksPersonaWeb DevelopmentProgramming LanguagesOpen SourceMicrosoftSoftware Development

Concepts

Introduction

Why Node.js matters and why you should care

About Node.js

History
Installing Node.js

Package Management

Installing packages
Publishing packages

JavaScript Fundamentals

Defining prototypes and classes in Node.js
Using Babel to transpile from ES6 (ES2015)
Asynchronous programming

Building Our First Web API

Introducing Express
Mimicking ASP.NET Core with Express

Unit Testing

Installing Jasmine to test Node.js
Mocking test classes with Jasmine

Continuous Integration

Introducing Gulp
Adding support for async await in Babel
Creating a CI pipeline in Visual Studio Team Services
Deploying our web app to Azure

Conclusion

Summary