Simple server tutorials with Node.js

EVERYONE WOULD BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THESE EXAMPLES!

Yes, either you who ended up here by chance!

In every folder there is a README file which explains the content of the examples.

It's important to have a very basic knowledge of JSON and JavaScript.

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation). It is a lightweight data-interchange format. Basically is a easy way to manage informations between machines. It is tipically structured as a collection of name/value pairs.

JavaScript is an event-oriented and object-oriented language, tipically used for client web development.

In these examples we are going to use the Node.js platform. It allows to use javascript not only for client-side, but also server-side applications.

First thing to do is obviously install Node.js. Then open cmd prompt and type node -v: you will see the version you just installed.

Then choose your favourite code editor (I use Brackets). Create your new empty project folder and name it as you like, right-click and open it with Brackets! All is ready, now open the first example and try something new!

In these examples we will use three Node.js' micro framework:

• express: server framework.
• request: simple way to make http calls.
• body-parser: middleware module to handle http post request in express.js