JavaScript REST APIs: The Big Picture

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Nate Taylor

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1. Course Overview

1. Course Overview.mp4

01:38

1. course overview.zip

2. How REST Helps Build Applications

1. How REST Helps Build Applications.mp4

06:53

1. how rest helps build applications.zip

2. Communicating Errors with Response Codes.mp4

03:35

2. communicating errors with response codes.zip

3. Communicating Success with Response Codes.mp4

02:30

3. communicating success with response codes.zip

4. Communicating with Requests.mp4

04:14

4. communicating with requests.zip

5. Putting It All Together.mp4

02:26

5. putting it all together.zip

3. Using JavaScript with REST

1. Using JavaScript with REST.mp4

01:50

1. using javascript with rest.zip

2. Consuming REST with JavaScript.mp4

02:38

2. consuming rest with javascript.zip

3. A Sample Client Request.mp4

02:11

3. a sample client request.zip

4. Building a Server with JavaScript.mp4

02:38

4. building a server with javascript.zip

5. Using Express to Create an API.mp4

03:12

5. using express to create an api.zip

6. Using a Database with an API.mp4

02:47

6. using a database with an api.zip

7. Wrap Up.mp4

02:12

7. wrap up.zip

Description

RESTful APIs and JavaScript are ubiquitous in the world of application development, and they pair together nicely. This course will teach you why REST APIs are so prominent, as well as how to write and consume a REST API.

What You'll Learn?

When learning, it's easy to just jump into the weeds of how to write in a specific language. However, ignoring why a technology is used can lead to confusion and stress. In this course, JavaScript REST APIs: The Big Picture, you’ll learn why REST APIs are useful in building JavaScript applications. First, you’ll explore what REST is and why you would use it. Next, you’ll discover where REST fits within the confines of a JavaScript application. Finally, you’ll learn when and where to use some of the various JavaScript options for building REST APIs. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the knowledge needed to know if building a REST API is the right choice for your application.

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Nate Taylor

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Nate's first program was written in QBasic on an 8086 clone his dad built. Since then he's written applications in C++, .NET, and Node.js. He spent the first 12 years of his career writing Windows applications before transitioning to write applications for the web. Regardless of the language or type of application he's written, he strives for writing clean, testable, and maintainable code. In addition to his day job as a developer, Nate also enjoys speaking at various conferences. He will typically be found talking about topics such as TDD, clean code, or professionalism.

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Pluralsight, LLC is an American privately held online education company that offers a variety of video training courses for software developers, IT administrators, and creative professionals through its website. Founded in 2004 by Aaron Skonnard, Keith Brown, Fritz Onion, and Bill Williams, the company has its headquarters in Farmington, Utah. As of July 2018, it uses more than 1,400 subject-matter experts as authors, and offers more than 7,000 courses in its catalog. Since first moving its courses online in 2007, the company has expanded, developing a full enterprise platform, and adding skills assessment modules.