Session 2: Basic Server with Express.js

Important

• Homework before Session 3
• Zoom Recordings

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How You'll Learn in This Course

We'll follow a 5-step learning cycle as shown in the figure below:

1. Watch Pre-Lecture Videos: Get a 20% grasp of the topic.
2. Mini Lecture: Increase your understanding to 40%.
3. Pair Programming: Collaborate to reach 60% comprehension.
4. Apply Knowledge to the Project: Deepen your understanding to 80%.
5. Extra Digging: Achieve full mastery, bringing your understanding to 100%.

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Session Timeline

• Morning:
  • Mini lecture (~35min)
  • Break (~15min)
  • Pair programming (~35min)
  • Pair programming (~35min)
• Lunch Break - 12:00 -13:00
• Afternoon
  • Mini lecture (~35min)
  • Break (~15min)
  • Group Activity (~35min)
  • Mini lecture (~35min)
  • Group Activity (~35min)

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Topics

• Basic Server with Express.js
• CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations
• Postman

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Morning: Pair Programming

• Submissions & Self Assessment

• Postman: You'll receive the code for two servers and learn how to interact with them using the four main CRUD operations: create, read, update, and delete. We'll use Postman to perform these operations. The code for the servers will be discussed in detail during the afternoon session.

  • Summary
  • Activity 1
  • Activity 2

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Afternoon

• Draw.io
• Submissions & Self Assessment
• Basic Server with Express.js: We'll build Express.js servers with CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations. We'll code from scratch and test the functionality using Postman.
  • Summary
  • Activity 1: Array Manipulation
  • Activity 2

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Links used in the Lecture

• https://excalidraw.com/