If you recall from the Intro to Node post, one of the main requirements of having JavaScript be able to work on a server is to have code that can be more easily organized. Thus far in JavaScript, we're used to having each JavaScript file be completely on its own,
Express is a "fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js." It is considered a very thin, lightweight framework that uses Node.js APIs to take common uses of Node.js and abstract (simplify) them for easier use by the developer. In this document, we will run through how to
In just about any useful application you'll make, you'll need a way to persist (keep) data. Otherwise, every time you refresh the page, close the browser, etc. you will lose everything you put into the application. Which obviously makes for a pretty terrible application... There are a number of options
This tutorial will cover how to do things in JavaScript and jQuery. We will first go through how to do something with JavaScript, then show how to do the same thing with jQuery. Why would we use jQuery or JavaScript? JavaScript is, frankly, what makes websites cool. It allows a
If you want to jump straight to the debugging checklist, click here. Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. - Brian Kernighan and P.