Intro to NodeJS and Why You Need to Learn it.
Be a Backend developer using Node.
In the current world, developers expect to have several different skills. Companies want multi-talented developers, and many developers do.
There are different career paths available for developers that require skills. For instance, A Web developer should know HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Angular or Vue, Nodejs, Expressjs, SQL, or NoSQL. It is better if Web developers know UI/UX, SEO, Maintenance of a Website.
It’s not to demotivate you. The technology is growing exponentially, and perhaps what we use today may be outdated within two years. So the programmer has to learn various techniques to be out of the crowd. One of the most crucial skills is to become a Node developer. You may call it a Backend developer.
Can I have to Learn Backend?
It depends on your skills. Suppose a developer knows all aspects of Frontend, no need to learn Backend.
I have seen many Frontend developers and UI/UX designers earning just by a single skill. Yeah, you have heard about a Full Stack developer too. So it depends on you, your desire, and all.
Why use Node?
We can make a website easily by using HTML and CSS but what about an e-commerce website? we have to manage user data, product details, and even more.
So to make a website like Ecommerce, we have to use Backend. And for Backend, Node is one of the great options to start. It is one of the most used backend languages in the world. Also, JavaScript developers can learn it very efficiently.
There are tons of definitions out there, Node.js is a free, open-sourced, cross-platform JavaScript Runtime Environment that lets developers write command-line tools and server-side scripts outside of a browser.
Also, JavaScript is one of the popular languages in the world right now.
We have read a lot but What is Node.js?
According to Nodejs documentation, Node.js is an open-source and cross-platform JavaScript Runtime Environment. It is a popular tool for almost any kind of project! Node.js runs the V8 JavaScript engine, the core of Google Chrome, outside of the browser. It allows Node.js to be very performant.
Node.js is an open-source, JavaScript Runtime Environment that runs on the server. Node.js is only ten years old and one of the crucial Runtime Environment. It is a lightweight open-source platform heavily used for developing server-side web applications. We know that JavaScript is a language for the Web, and Node.js is a JavaScript Runtime Environment that makes it prominent in comparison to others.
Node.js is best suitable for:
- Real-time web applications
- Streaming applications
- Messaging apps
- Chat programs
- Social media apps
- Virtual emulators
- Multiplayer games
- Collaboration tools
- API
- And many more.
An enormous number of libraries.
In 2009 Node.js was born and the first form of NPM (Node Package Manager), and due to the use of JavaScript language, it became popular for Full Stack Web Developer. Within one year, Express and socket.io came into existence, and it became popular in the online world.
Where to learn?
Start with something new? Visit documentation.
So the first question that arises in our mind is where to learn? If you seem to be a new programmer and want to learn anything, yeah, I mean anything related to code, you have to dive into its documentation.
No one teaches you better than its documentation. For instance, if we want to learn Node, we scramble over the internet, at Youtube, or even at Medium. We even didn’t find great content that teaches us everything about Node, and we learn a bit of it. Half Knowledge is always dangerous.
You can also prefer Freecodecamp, w3schools, Youtube, udemy, and much more.
Why only Node?
“The most exciting single piece of software in the current JavaScript universe” Ryan Dahl, software engineer, and inventor of Node.js.
According to Google trends, Nodejs is one of the crucial Javascript Runtime Environment, and it is growing since its release worldwide according to developer interest.
According to PayScale, the average Node.js salary in the US ranges from $67k to $113k, with an average of $105k.
I know money is not our priority. It seems to be a passion to learn, work, and then earn. For me learning and implementing Node.js is an overwhelming response. And I am damn sure you will like it as well. Thanks for reading it.
Originally published on Medium.
About the Creator
Nitin Sharma
An Engineer, A writer and a Web Developer.
Comments
There are no comments for this story
Be the first to respond and start the conversation.