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basic JavaScript • intermediate Node.js • basic Express.js
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create a CRUD application with Node.js and Express
Haider Malik
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Welcome to Musify! You’re a backend developer for a SaaS company that helps startups bring their products to market. Musify’s new client wants to launch a music-streaming app connecting music artists and end users. For this large and complex application, Musify’s development team has chosen to take advantage of the microservices architecture, and it’s your job to create the first microservice for the app using Node.js technology. You’ll start by setting up the framework for the server using Express.js. Then you’ll build a CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) REST API in Node.js and Express that will allow artists to upload, find, and delete their music audio files as well as letting end users view and listen to songs according to their preferences. When you’re done, you’ll have experience using popular Node.js technology to create a backend REST API ready to deploy.

This project is designed for learning purposes and is not a complete, production-ready application or solution.

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Haider Malik
Haider Malik is a senior full-stack web developer and instructor passionate about helping others learn web development. He’s created over 20 web development courses on Udemy, and his student roster is almost 50,000 strong.

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This liveProject is for developers who want to learn how to build REST APIs in Node.js and Express.js. To begin this liveProject, you’ll need to be familiar with the following:

TOOLS
  • Node.js
  • Postman
  • Express.js
TECHNIQUES
  • Create Express Server
  • Create GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE Routes
  • Use express.router()
  • Use router-level middleware
  • Use built-in middleware (like express.json())
  • Use JavaScript Array.filter
  • Use JavaScript findIndex
  • Work with Node.js modules
  • Create a module in Node.js
  • Use Node Package Manager (npm)

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