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Full-Stack Engineering

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Building a Backend for Todo List with Node.js and Express

Get started with backend development by learning how to set up a Node.js server with Express and create RESTful APIs for managing a Todo List. By the end of this course, you'll have a server handling CRUD operations for your Todo List.

Express.js

MongoDB

NodeJS

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4 lessons

20 practices

1 hour

Back-End and API Development

Lessons and practices

Lesson 1: Setting Up a Basic Node.js Server

Modify Route and Port

Fix the Server Code

Add a New Server Route

Creating Your First Node.js Server

Setting Up A Node.js Server

Lesson 2: Setting Up Routing for Todo List

Adding More Fields to Todos

Fix the Routing Bug

Define Basic Routes in Express

Get all Completed Items

Setting Up Express Routes

Lesson 3: Implementing Update and Delete Operations

Update and Delete by TaskName

Fix the Delete Operation

CRUD Operations in Express

Complete CRUD Operations in Express

CRUD Operations for Gadgets

Lesson 4: Integrating MongoDB with Mongoose

Enhance Todo Schema with Status

Fix Bugs in Mongoose Code

Adding MongoDB Error Handling

Create a Mongoose Model

CRUD Movies with Mongoose and MongoDB

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