Node.js Bootcamp

A 10-day full stack web development bootcamp covering everything from JavaScript fundamentals to deploying production-ready applications. This repository contains hands-on exercises and projects completed throughout the course.

Note: Currently Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 are implemented. The remaining days will be added as the course progresses.

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Course Structure

Day 1: Introduction to Web Development ✅

• Web fundamentals (HTTP, client-server)
• Tools setup (VS Code, Node.js, Postman)
• Git and GitHub basics

Day 2: JavaScript for Backend Development ✅

• ES6+ concepts
• Async/await, promises
• Modules and project structure
• Express.js basics (server setup, JSON responses)
• Unit testing with Jest

Day 3: Node.js Fundamentals ✅

• Event loop & async execution (fetch, setTimeout, async/await)
• File system operations (read, write, create directories)
• Building an HTTP server with the http module
• Serving JSON data from files
• Routing and request handling

Day 4: Express.js and API Development 🔜

• Express routing
• Middleware
• REST API structure

Day 5: Database Integration 🔜

• PostgreSQL basics
• CRUD operations
• Connecting DB with Node.js

Day 6: Authentication & Authorization 🔜

• JWT authentication
• Password hashing (bcrypt)
• Protected routes

Day 7: Frontend Basics + API Integration 🔜

• React/Next.js introduction (optional)
• Fetching API data
• Form handling and UI integration

Day 8: Full Stack Mini Project Development 🔜

• Student project planning
• Backend + frontend connection

Day 9: Deployment and Production Practices 🔜

• Environment variables
• Hosting overview (Vercel, Render, AWS basics)
• Deployment demo

Day 10: Final Project Presentation 🔜

• Student presentations
• Code review and improvement tips
• Career roadmap and interview guidance

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Project Structure

├── firstDay/       # Day 1 - JavaScript basics & web fundamentals
│   ├── variables.js
│   ├── operators.js
│   ├── strings.js
│   ├── boolean.js
│   ├── logical.js
│   ├── ternary.js
│   ├── array.js
│   └── forLoop.js
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├── secondDay/      # Day 2 - JavaScript for backend development
│   ├── app.js          # Express server setup
│   ├── index.js        # Server entry point
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── jest.config.js
│   └── __tests__/
│       └── index.spec.js
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├── thirdDay/       # Day 3 - Node.js fundamentals
│   ├── eventLoop/
│   │   └── event-loop.js    # Event loop & async demo
│   ├── fileSystem/
│   │   └── file-system.js   # File system operations (read/write/mkdir)
│   ├── httpServer/
│   │   └── httpServer.js    # HTTP server with routing
│   └── data/
│       ├── posts.json       # Sample blog post data
│       └── posts2.json

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed
• A code editor (VS Code recommended)

Run Day 1 Examples

cd firstDay
node variables.js

Run Day 2 Examples

cd secondDay
npm install
node index.js

Run Day 3 Examples

# Event loop demo
cd thirdDay/eventLoop
node event-loop.js

# File system operations
cd thirdDay/fileSystem
node file-system.js

# HTTP server (runs on port 5000)
cd thirdDay/httpServer
node httpServer.js