Programming
Intermediate Level
Hands-on Labs
In-browser IDE
Node.js Backend Engineering: Event Loop, Express & Asynchronous APIs
Master Enterprise Asynchronous Backend Architecture with Node.js\nNode.js transformed modern backend infrastructure by executing JavaScript outside the browser on Google's V8 engine with a non-blocking, event-driven I/O model backed by libuv.\nEngineered to pr...
What You'll Learn in This Course
Master the libuv Event Loop: phases, microtasks, thread pools, and non-blocking I/O
Harness Node.js Core Modules: fs/promises, streams, buffers, crypto, events, and child processes
Architect enterprise RESTful APIs with Express.js, custom middleware pipelines, and JWT security
Build bidirectional real-time event platforms using WebSockets and Socket.IO with rooms
Connect to relational (MySQL) and document (MongoDB) databases with pooling and safe parameterized queries
Scale Node.js applications across multiple CPU cores with clustering and worker_threads
Implement zero-downtime rolling deployments, automated health checks, and PM2 process management
Course Syllabus & Curriculum
8 Modules · 50 Lessons
Week 1
Module 1: Node.js Architecture, V8 Engine & Asynchronous Execution
Introduction to Node.js, V8 Engine & Server-Side JavaScript
FREE
20 min
Node.js vs Browser Runtime & The Global Execution Scope
20 min
Node.js CLI, Interactive REPL & Command Execution
20 min
The libuv Event Loop: Phases, Microtasks & Non-Blocking I/O
20 min
Asynchronous Patterns: Callbacks, Promises & async/await
20 min
Enterprise Error Handling & Asynchronous Stack Traces
20 min
Week 2
Module 2: Module Systems, Package Management & NPM Ecosystem
Week 3
Module 3: Core Built-in Node.js Systems Modules
Week 4
Module 4: Streams, Compression, Cryptography & Timers
Week 5
Module 5: Network Programming, HTTP, HTTPS & WebSockets