Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/i0natan/nodejs-course

Author: goldbergyoni

README.md

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 ## Preparation
 As we meet in the classroom we wish to spend our precious time on interesting development challenges rather than machine setup. Make sure to prepare your machine aforehand. Should you encounter any issue - please open an issue within this repo and I'll be sure to assist shortly
 
-### ✔ 1 Install Node.JS v8.9.x
-Install Node.JS LTS (any 8.9.X version) [from this website](https://nodejs.org/en/) - just download and progress within the installation wizard
+### ✔ 1 Install Node.JS LTS
+Install Node.JS LTS (any 12.0.X version) [from this website](https://nodejs.org/en/) - just download and progress within the installation wizard
+
 
 ### ✔ 2 Ensure Node is installed correctly
-Open your favourite terminal (Windows: command prompt) and type 'NPM verson'. The output should confirm that version 8.9.x is indeed installed
+Open your favourite terminal (Windows: command prompt) and type 'NPM verson'. The output should confirm that version (e.g. 12.0) is indeed installed
 
 ### ✔ 3 Install IDE (editor)
 I highly recommend using VSCode editor in the course as it's lightweight and has a very rich plugins eco-sysem that we might use during our excercise. Simply visit the [downloads site](https://code.visualstudio.com/download) and choose the edition that suits your operations system. You may opt for any other editor that supports Node debugging and intellisense
 
-### ✔ 4 Install The following NPM packages
-Most of our excercises rely on few popular backbone packages that we can install aforehand. Open your terminal (Windows: command prompt) and paste the following command:
-```
-npm install -g express mocha nyc nodemon faker eslint eslint-plugin-node passport jsonschema jsonwebtoken knex socket.io
-```
-### ✔ 5 Install POSTMAN
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+### ✔ 4 Install POSTMAN
 Some of our excercises require to perform web requests, POSTMAN is a popular client tool for running HTTP requests. [Download page](https://www.getpostman.com/apps)
 
-### ✔ 6 Polish Your JS Skills
+### ✔ 5 Polish Your JS Skills
 Learning Node requires to be familiar with Javascript. Beside mastering the basic principals of JS, it's recommended to get acquaintance with the following concepts that are highly related to Node.JS:
 <br/>
-[Arrow functions](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Functions/Arrow_functions)
+[10 min JavaScript crash course](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/JavaScript_basics)
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-[Spread operator](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Spread_syntax)
+[Objects](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Working_with_Objects)
+<br/>
+[Promises](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)
+<br/>
+[Async/await](https://javascript.info/async-await)
+<br/>
+[Arrow functions](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Functions/Arrow_functions)
 <br/>
 [Callbacks](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Callback_function)
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 [Classes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Classes)
+<br/>
+[Destructuring](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Destructuring_assignment)
+<br/>
+[Spread operator](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Spread_syntax)
+<br/>
+[The basics of TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/typescript-in-5-minutes.html)
+<br/>
+[Express web framework - hello world](https://codeburst.io/getting-started-with-expressjs-3cbb279bd5e6)
+
 
-### ✔ 7 Ensure Familiarity with Backend Concepts
+### ✔ 6 Ensure Familiarity with Backend Concepts
 It's assumed that all students are familiar with basic web & backend concepts. For example:
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 Rest API
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 JSON
 
 
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 ## Code Examples
 All the code examples that we run in the classroom [can be found in this Git repository](https://github.com/i0natan/nodebestpractices/tree/course)