Introduction to Node js for beginners with game project

Verify node and npm, install npm globally if needed, create test.js with console.log('Hello World'), and run it with node to view output in the terminal.

Learn how to build a simple node.js http server that serves hello world to a browser by requiring the http module, handling requests and responses, and listening on a port.

Explore how Node and JavaScript use callbacks to enable asynchronous, single-process handling of multiple requests, with an example showing a greeting and an afterwords callback.

Explore node modules and built-in libraries, use require to import code, and npm to install packages like the Twitter API package that requires keys.

Build a Node.js web server using the http module to respond with hello world and serve an html file via fs, then listen on a port.

Explore the URL module in node to parse the request URL, extract the path name and base, and determine which content to return based on the route.

Learn to build Node routing by combining modules, reading server files with a dynamic file name, handling errors, and rendering existing pages while returning not found for missing ones.

Learn to read and write JSON files in Node.js using the fs module, create a JSON database file, and list directories to manage file operations in a beginner-friendly project.

Learn to load packages in node, install lodash with npm, and manage dependencies via package.json and package-lock.json, then require lodash to access core, full, and FP builds.

Install lodash and review its npm workflow, including npm i and npm install, with the -g option, then explore array and string utilities like sample, shuffle, camel case, and capitalize.

Learn how to install Express, set up an Express server, define routes like Hello world and foo, and manage dependencies in package.json.

Learn to serve static files with express by setting up an app, using express.static for the root directory, and routing to index 1.html and index 2.html.

Discover node mine, a utility that watches your source files and restarts the server automatically for seamless development, with a global install and practical demonstrations.

Set up a node.js back end with a /users route that returns a users array, fetch the data from the front end, and render the users on the page.

Learn to use the body parser middleware with Express to handle JSON and form data, install and require body-parser, configure app.use, and post login data from the frontend.

Install and integrate socket.io with an express server to enable real-time browser-server communication, using the server API and client API to establish connections and exchange data.

Learn to use socket.io to broadcast new player data between client and server, manage a live players array, and update all connected clients in real time as players join.

build a browser-based battle game from scratch with node and express, using socket.io to join players, assign roles, and determine the winner by the highest roll.

Continue building the game app by implementing unique user IDs, managing the players list via socket events, and enabling join and roll actions with client-server coordination.

List all current players from the players array and render each as a div with name and optional role. Highlight the winner in green and remove disconnected players on disconnect.

Finalize the node js game project by managing rounds, player rolls, winner determination, and real-time updates across browsers using sockets.

Build a multiplayer browser game with node.js, express, and socket.io, managing players, rounds, and winner logic while broadcasting updates across browser windows.