Whiteboard tutorial: Processing data with Node.js

What is this

This is a self-guided micro-tutorial built with Whiteboard about processing files of a few file types. It is intended for a novice programmer audience. The goal is to teach how to write little node utility scripts that process files.

Intended audience

• You should know some JavaScript

• You should have basic node.js knowledge

• This tutorial uses some ES6 syntax -- if you don't know it already, use this to brush up!

How to use

1. Install Whiteboard for your operating system

2. Ensure you have Node.js v6+ installed on your system

3. Download this repo and unzip somewhere (alternatively, you could clone it)

4. Start Whiteboard, click "Open deck..." and open up the nodejs_data_processing_tutorial.whiteboard file

5. Follow the on-screen instructions!