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Best free resources for learning Node.js
23 points by gordian 4229 days ago
Let's see em!
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These are some excellent resources for you to get started with node and free too.

http://howtonode.org

http://nodejs.org/documentation/tutorials

http://nodetuts.com/ (video tutorials)

http://blog.modulus.io/absolute-beginners-guide-to-nodejs

When you are done, look at this list of extensive node at Stackoverflow:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2353818/how-do-i-get-star...

> http://howtonode.org

Very infrequent updates. I was told that it shouldn't matter, but ran into several problems immediately when I tried some of their tuts.

> http://nodejs.org/documentation/tutorials

Only lists NodeSchool. Why not just list NodeSchool?

> http://nodetuts.com/ (video tutorials)

Last updated a year and a half ago.

http://blog.modulus.io/absolute-beginners-guide-to-nodejs

So basic it's almost useless. It introduces you to including modules, package.json, and callbacks, but if you want to actually go further, there's not much help.

>When you are done, look at this list of extensive node at Stackoverflow:

>http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2353818/how-do-i-get-star...

Pretty out of date as well.

OP: There's not a ton of resources for jumping into Node easily. The majority of the ones I've found haven't worked for me--however, that could just be me, not being an experienced programmer. I just took the Real Time Web with Node.js course at CodeSchool, and it was pretty good. I learned a lot, familiarized myself with certain modules and functions, and was able to come out of it feeling positive about the experience. Highly suggested.

Quick overview of the way Node works: http://www.nodebeginner.org

Great tutorial to get up and running with a web framework (Express), database (MongoDB), and simple, functional app: http://cwbuecheler.com/web/tutorials/2013/node-express-mongo...

I realize the title suggests free resources, but I've also found the $9.99 book Hands on Node.js to be very helpful.

Maybe a bit out of topic but take a look at this https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs and this http://nodeschool.io/
If you're looking to use Node specifically for web development, I've found http://scotch.io to be quite useful.
The first thing to understand: Node.js is not a programming language. It is a JavaScript platform.