lessonplan.md

Node Bootcamp Lesson Plan

1. Hour 1: Introduction to Node.JS

   • "Hello World" from Azure
     • How to set up an Azure account
     • How to configure Cloud9 to deploy to Azure
     • Deploy a "Hello World!"
   • What is Node and how does it work?
   • The Node Event Loop
   • JavaScript and Node
   • JavaScript primer
     • Objects and variables
     • The JavaScript typing system
     • Functions
     • JavaScript event model and callbacks
     • Closures and passing arguments
     • Node.JS patterns for functions
   • Creating Node projects
     • Hello World
     • What a Node project looks like in the filesystem
   • Node modules
     • Introduction to modules
     • Writing your own module
     • Using Node Package Manager (npm)
     • Package.json

2. Hour 2: Node and Web Applications

   • HTTP and Node
     • Ports and process.env.PORT
   • Responding to requests
     • Response object
     • Content types
   • Working with the filesystem
     • Reading files
     • Sending files in response objects
     • Caching
     • File watchers
   • A Modern Application Framework
     • Recap on previous lessons
     • Requirements for modern applications
     • Example of a modern app
     • Node.js enables concurrency
   • Socket.io: A Primer
     • Why use Socket.io?
     • Creating a connection between client and server
     • Sending data to the client
     • Example application

3. Hour 3: Building Real Web Applications with Node

   • Saving Files
     • Overview of Windows Azure Blob Storage
     • Saving files to Blob Storage
     • Getting files from Blob Storage
   • Working with a Database
     • Overview of Windows Azure Table Storage
     • Using Azure Table Storage in Node.JS
       • Saving records
       • Looking up a specific key
       • Queries
       • Updating records
   • Working with Cookies
     • What are cookies?
     • Setting cookie values
     • Getting cookie values
     • Deleting cookies

4. Optional: Socket.IO Breakout Session

   • What is Socket.IO?
   • Introduction to WebSockets and Server-push
   • Socket.IO scenarios
   • Socket.IO overview
     • Server-side "Hello World"
     • Client-side "Hello World"
   • Socket.IO 101
     • Opening anc closing connections
     • Broadcasting (to everyone)
     • Broadcasting to groups

5. Optional: Express Breakout Session

   • What is Express?
   • Introduction to MVC
   • Connect Middleware
   • Getting Started with Express
     • Installing Express
     • Scaffolding Express applications
     • Express project structure
   • Routing
     • Introduction to routes
     • Handling HTTP verbs
     • Writing route handlers
     • Passing route variables
     • Creating route modules
   • Creating Views
     • Introduction to Jade
     • Basic rules
     • Working with variables
     • Working with conditionals
     • Iterating over collections
     • Creating a layout
     • Creating a partial
     • Creating a view
     • Referencing a view from inside a route handler
   • Working with the Response object
     • Setting response headers
     • Passing local variables to views
     • Passing objects back to views
     • Creating Redirects
     • Sending downloadable files
   • Working with the Request object
     • Parsing incoming arguments with Request.Param
     • Working with sessions
     • Working with the Request.Flash object
   • Express Extras
     • Dynamic view helpers
     • App.param interceptors
     • Catch-all routes
   • Creating real data models with Azure Table Storage
     • How table storage works
     • How to install the Azure npm module
     • Connecting to your table storage account
     • Writing a real table storage model
     • Integrating your model with route handlers in Express