reading-notes

Class 1 Reading: Node Ecosystem

Resources

• Intro to Node.js
• Class README

Introduction to Node.js on sitepoint.com

1. How would you describe Node to a non-technical friend?

   • Node is a JavaScript runtime environment that allows you to run JavaScript code outside of the browser.

2. What does it mean that Node is a JavaScript runtime?

   • Node is a program we can use to execute JavaScript on our computers. In other words, it’s a JavaScript runtime.

3. What is Node used for?

   • Node is used for running JavaScript on the server. It can also be used for running scripts on your machine, for example to automate things.

Additional Questions

1. Looking ahead at this module’s course schedule, what do you look forward to learning?

   • I look forward to learning more about Node.js as well as it’s ecosystme and how to best use it to build web applications.

2. What are your learning goals after reading and reviewing the class README?

   • I look forward to building my own express server and conducting testing via CI using GitHub actions. I also don’t believe that I have deployed an application to the cloud before now, so I look forward to learning how to do that as well.