3 Best Node JS Courses
Want to learn how to use JavaScript for back-end development? Check out my top three courses for learning Node.JS
Why Node?
Node makes it possible to use JavaScript code for back-end web development! This means we can do things like interact with databases and build API’s — all with JavaScript!
Why these courses?
I believe in great content, and I believe in great instructors. Both are equally important. There are thousands of online Node courses. I’ve sifted through reviews, talked with instructors, and even taken courses — in my opinion, theses are the best three Node courses on the web right now.
Have fun learning!
Got a class you’d like to recommend? Taken any of these classes? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Disclosure: I write reviews and receive compensation from the companies whose products I review. I have experience with every course below, and I only recommend the best. All opinions expressed here are my own.
Top 3 Node JS Courses
#1 The Complete Node.js Developer Course (2nd Edition)
Instructor: Andrew Mead || 26 Hours of Video || 27,000 Students
Those of you who follow my blog know that I’m a big fan of Andrew Mead and the plethora of online content that he creates. This course is no joke!
Taught by Andrew Mead, in conjunction with Rob Percival, this course is packed with nearly 100 modules, and 27 hours of video. It will bring you from zero Node knowledge, to Node Ninja! Best of all, this is a project based course. That means you’ll come away with four different, real-world, Node based projects:
- A note-taking app
- A weather application using Google Maps and Dark Sky API
- A to-do REST API
- A real-time chat app with a client-side companion
Best of all, Andrew is always available in the class forums to help you whenever you run into trouble. He replies to every single question. So there is no need to worry — all skill levels can succeed at this course!
Here are some of the topics covered in this course: Node, Npm, Async programming, MongoDB, Express, Socket.IO, Authentication, Mongoose, Deployment with Heroku, Git, GitHub, Code testing, Debugging, ES6, and Mocha.
So whether you’re looking to launch your own Node application, switch careers, or freelance as a Node developer, this course is for you!
#2 Learn and Understand NodeJS
Instructor: Anthony Alicea || 13 Hours of Video || 60,000 Students
Learn and Understand NodeJS is my second favorite Udemy course on Node. I actually recommend taking both this course and Andrew’s course above. That’s because Andrew’s course does a great job of teaching you by example (by building). Meanwhile, this course is designed to teach you the inner workings of Node. This means you’ll learn not just what Node.js can do, but also how it does it.
Simply put, if you’re looking for a deep-dive into Node, this is the course for you.
Here are some of the topics covered in this course: How the C++ written V8 Javascript engine works, modules, how asynchronous code works in Node and the Node event loop, event emitters, streams, buffers, pipes, and working with files.
If you like projects, don’t worry, the capstone project of this course is building a production ready API!
If you’re ready to build a cool project, and gain a deep understanding of the Javascript concepts and other computer science concepts that power Node — this course is for you!
#3 Node with React: Fullstack Web Development
Instructor: Stephen Grider || 25 Hours of Video || 2,200 Students
This is a brand-new course just released by instructor Stephen Grider and it is seriously AWESOME:
Why? It’s brand new. That means every technology, skill, package, and library that you use in this course is the latest and greatest.
Why? This course combines learning Node JS and learning React. That means you get to go beyond the basic projects and learn how to make some seriously cool full stack applications.
This course is another learn by building course, and by the end of the course you’ll have built a HUGE application. Here are just some of the things your web app will be able to do:
- Connect a front-end React-App server to a NodeJS and Express backend
- Communicate data from your Mongo database to your React application
- Handle credit cards and receive payments from your users with Stripe
- Engage your users with automated emails
Fair warning: Before taking this course, you do have to know the basics of React. If you don’t, check out this link.
Anyone who wants to learn how to build full stack apps with the latest in web technology should take this course!
