THE READING ROUTE / 01–08
A curriculum with
room to grow.
Eight independent volumes connect into a larger picture, from your first script to the architecture of a real backend application.
YOUR READING ROUTEChoose a shelf.
Choose a shelf.
Follow the connections.
Different starting points lead into the same picture of how backend applications work. Select a stage to see the core questions it answers.
The Node.js runtime
Modules, files, events and asynchronous work are the foundations of every later guide.
A PROJECT THAT GROWSA library catalog,
A library catalog,
built in layers.
Imagine starting with a list of books. Then add an HTTP endpoint, database persistence, access rules, and live updates. Each stage introduces a new reason to understand the next part of backend development.
- Organize a collection
- Serve it through an API
- Store, protect and extend it