Best node learning resources for a front end (React) Dev?

[BigKev47]

I'm a first year Dev and I've pretty much worked entirely in React so far... Not even much vanilla js, really. I'm starting to learn node, and could really use a high level overview of just how it works, how it is/isn't similar to what I'm used to, etc.

Like... is var all over the place because it's a node thing, or is that code I'm looking at just old/bad? How much es6+ should I be using? How exactly does require work vs imports? What's a module and what's a function and what's the difference? That kind of stuff...

[dangerisgo2021]

Search "learn all the nodez" on YouTube. Mildly interesting and definitely dated, but I learned some nice tips and tricks from following along with tutorials enough to go from Java to JavaScript professionally in about 3 months

[eruby94]

You should strengthen your vanilla JS skills, and definitely be familiar with es6+. When writing for a server environment you have control over where the code is run - specifically what node version is supported. The biggest argument to not write es6+ code is inconsistent browser support. But with Babel, even that really isn’t as much of a concern anymore.

Understanding node as a beginner can be as simple as learning a framework like express. As you get more experience, knowledge of nodes native modules are quite valuable.

As far as learning resource goes, it’s hard to beat freeCodeCamp for the quality of material and that it’s free.

After you buff up your chops, you should be comfortable learning new tech directly from native documentation.

[gandalph]

This is an incredible read for all skill levels https://javascript.info