Introduction

In this chapter you will:

• Brush up on your Node.js skills and read through the materials provided by DECODE.
• Setup node.js application with express, typescript, eslint, prettier, husky.
• Setup database (SQL/NoSQL), connection with application, migrations and seeders.
• Develop RESTful API endpoints with following best practices.
• Learn to develop application using agile approach.

Before you start:

• Familiarise yourself with Node.js basic concepts.
• Familiarise yourself with Express.js framework.
• Familiarise yourself with TypeScript.
• In this onboarding, we're using npm as a package manager, but if you want to use yarn that's also fine.
• Familiarise yourself with git and its basic commands. SourceTree is GUI that provides an excellent user interface for all git-related actions.
• Familiarise yourself with docker and docker-compose. Docker Desktop is GUI that provides an excellent user interface for building containerizing applications and microservices.

Boilerplates:

• decodehq/nodejs-onboarding (Node.js + TypeORM + PostgreSQL)

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