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Backend development & Nodejs

𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬 Ⓜ️ — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 01:11:14 +0000

I start the back-end development understanding that a back-end web developer is responsible for server-side web application logic and integration of the work front-end developers do. Back-end developers are usually writing the web services and APIs used by front-end developers and mobile application developers. I was introduced to Node js as

🔹️ Node.js is an open-source server environment
🔹️ Node.js is free
🔹️ Node.js runs on various platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS, etc.)
🔹️ Node.js uses JavaScript on the server

What Node.js Do?

🔹️ Node.js can generate the dynamic page content
🔹️ Node.js can create, open, read, write, delete, and close files on the server
🔹️ Node.js can collect form data
🔹️ Node.js can add, delete, modify data in your database

What a Node.js File is?

🔹️ Node.js files contain tasks that will be executed on certain events
🔹️ A typical event is someone trying to access a port on the server
🔹️ Node.js files must be initiated on the server before having any effect
🔹️ Node.js files have extension ".js"

What is a Module in Node.js?

🔹️ Modules are considered to be the same as JavaScript libraries. A set of functions you want to include in your application.

Node.js as a File Server

🔹️ The Node.js file system module allows you to work with the file system on your computer.

To include the File System module, use the require() method:

    var fs = require('fs');

A common use for the File System module:

🔹️ Read files
🔹️ Create files
🔹️ Update files
🔹️ Delete files
🔹️ Rename files

The Built-in URL Module

The URL module splits up a web address into...
readable parts. To include the URL module, use the require() method:

     var url = require('url');

What is NPM?

🔸 NPM is a package manager for Node.js packages, or modules if you like. I proceed By installing an NPM library and running it in my hyper terminal which I console log a random superheroes name and supervillain name.

My Loan Calculator

𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬 Ⓜ️ — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:28:30 +0000

This was the first time I actually a JavaScript project myself that's not from a course or anyone giving to me. I saw someone do it and I decide I want to try it as well. And yes, it was hard for me since I only have little knowledge of JavaScript for now and for me to be better I have to keep doing this as people told and get the logic right.

Achieving this, I had to add and EVENT LISTENER to make the button in the task calculate my total interest, payment and monthly payment onclick, which I also make use of the innerHTML to pass the result into the paragraph tag in my HTML document. And to let you know, I Google, use StackOverflow just to achieve this result, as you know......a programmer is not completed with those two.

Coming Soon Page

𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬 Ⓜ️ — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:15:25 +0000

Its been a while since I commit project frequently as I used to every week before, so I decided I am starting that again from tonight till I achieved my goal which is to master JavaScript very well and be able to apply all I know into one to build something amazing. I choose to build a coming soon page using HTML, CSS and JavaScript which was amazing from the beginning to the end. I think I'll improve the design later in the future or soon, want to add some more features to the countdown and also want to make it launch the new portfolio website I'm working on when the countdown is over. Here is the link to the codepen below, please like and share to encourage me.

Tribute Web Page

𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬 Ⓜ️ — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 22:32:41 +0000

The is a tribute web page that says little about personal stories and the kind of person that died is in the about section and also 3 grid pictures of his, also footer that contains my slack username, an anchor tag with mailto:myEmail link, mt intern track and current level in the intern side hustle and my social link icons below that is also copyright.

JavaScript journey

𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬 Ⓜ️ — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:16:00 +0000

I've been learning JavaScript recently after a few years of quitting on my first trial which could have open the door of many success for me earlier than now but it's never too late to do it anyway. I've been making progress so far which I never expected because I hate maths and first thing I saw on my first trial of JavaScript was var x = 5 * 7; which scare me off because I never expected such for someone that just learn HTML & CSS and enjoyed it.

Now I'd like to know how you all learn JavaScript and understand everything about it because I'm finding it hard to know how to use the basics of JavaScript that I've learned to build stuffs such as apps and on website.

Loopstudio landing page desin

𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬 Ⓜ️ — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:48:14 +0000

The desktop view is completed and it was amazing all through even though I had some little challenges on the way, I still find a way to figure it out and I get help from one or two people. The responsive part might be the hard part though because I want it to fit on all devices.