By Chris Sev
Sr Developer Advocate
About the Talk
Node.js and MongoDB are a perfect pair when developing applications. The ability to switch between JavaScript objects and JSON makes development seamless. Harness the power of this combination by building a Node app from scratch using Express, and connecting to the database using Mongoose.
What You’ll Learn
- How to build a Node app
- How to create a MongoDB database
- How to connect Node and MongoDB
This Talk Is Designed For
- JavaScript developers that want to store data
- Developers that want to see how Node apps persist data
Prerequisites
- JavaScript knowledge
- Node knowledge
- Database knowledge
Resources
Express: a fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js Mongoose: an elegant MongoDB object modeling for Node.js MongoDB Node.JS driver: official MongoDB Node.js driver that allows Node.js applications to connect to MongoDB and work with data
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Founder of scotch.io. Slapping the keyboard until good things happen.
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