Express Basics & Routing

Part of the Full Stack Developer Roadmap.

Summary

A minimal Node.js web framework handling routing and HTTP plumbing — mapping HTTP methods and paths to handler functions, the core job of your backend.

How to Learn This

1Build a 'Hello World' Express server with a couple of routes.
2Practice route parameters (`/users/:id`) for fetching a specific resource.
3Organize related routes into their own router files as the app grows.

NPM & Package Management

Middleware

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