### Course Overview
- **Course Title:** Complete Node.js Bootcamp: From Basics to Advanced
- **Instructor:** Sheikh Coding Institute
- **Target Audience:**
- Beginner to intermediate developers aiming to master **Node.js**
- **Frontend developers** transitioning to **backend development**
- Professionals seeking **server-side JavaScript** and **API development** skills
- **Prerequisites:**
- Solid understanding of **JavaScript fundamentals** (variables, functions, objects, arrays, async basics)
- Basic **HTML/CSS** knowledge (helpful but not mandatory)
### Curriculum Highlights
- **Key Topics Covered:**
- **Node.js fundamentals**: V8 engine, event loop, modules
- **File system (fs) & path modules**: File handling and path manipulation
- **HTTP module**: Building **web servers** and handling requests
- **Package management**: `package.json`, **semantic versioning**, npm/yarn
- **Asynchronous JavaScript**: Callbacks, **Promises**, **Async/Await**, error handling
- **Streams & buffers**: **Readable/Writable streams**, buffer operations
- **Database integration**:
- **NoSQL (MongoDB)** with Mongoose
- **SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL)**
- **API development**: RESTful APIs, **Postman testing**
- **Authentication**: **JWT**, sessions, authorization
- **Deployment**: Cloud platforms (e.g., **Heroku**, AWS)
- **Security best practices**: Vulnerability protection
- **Advanced concepts**: WebSockets, **GraphQL** introduction
- **Key Skills Learned:**
- Build **scalable backend applications** with Node.js
- Develop and secure **RESTful APIs** using **Express.js**
- Connect and manage **databases (SQL & NoSQL)**
- Implement **user authentication** and **authorization**
- Debug and handle **asynchronous errors** professionally
- Deploy **Node.js apps** to production environments
- Optimize performance with **streams and buffers**
### Course Format
- **Duration:** 3.5 hours on-demand video
- **Format:** Self-paced **online course** (lifetime access)
- **Resources:**
- **Mobile & TV access**
- **Certificate of completion**
- Hands-on **projects** and **coding exercises**
- **Downloadable materials** (code samples, slides)
### Additional Information
- **Student Enrollment:** 25,453+
- **Instructor Rating:** 4.1 (327 reviews)
- **Focus:** **Backend development**, **API creation**, **full-stack JavaScript**
- **Project-Based Learning:** Includes **real-world applications** for portfolio building
