Node.js — MERN Stack Roadmap
JavaScript runtime for building backend services
Steps in Node.js
- Node.js Fundamentals — intermediate · What Node.js is, the runtime, global objects and the event loop on the server
- Modules (CommonJS & ESM) — intermediate · require/module.exports and ES module usage in Node
- File System & Path Module — intermediate · Reading/writing files, working with paths and streams basics
- NPM & Package Management — intermediate · package.json, dependencies vs devDependencies, semantic versioning, npm scripts
- Building a Basic HTTP Server — intermediate · Creating a server with the built-in http module before using a framework
- Event Emitters & Streams — intermediate · Custom events, EventEmitter and stream basics for handling large data
- Environment Variables & dotenv — intermediate · Managing configuration and secrets with environment variables
Part of
- MERN Stack roadmap — the full learning path