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joepie91 / getting-started.md
Last active August 10, 2025 16:09
Getting started with Node.js

"How do I get started with Node?" is a commonly heard question in #Node.js. This gist is an attempt to compile some of the answers to that question. It's a perpetual work-in-progress.

And if this list didn't quite answer your questions, I'm available for tutoring and code review! A donation is also welcome :)

Setting expectations

Before you get started learning about JavaScript and Node.js, there's one very important article you need to read: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years.

Understand that it's going to take time to learn Node.js, just like it would take time to learn any other specialized topic - and that you're not going to learn effectively just by reading things, or following tutorials or courses. _Get out there and build things!

@jcgregorio
jcgregorio / How_to_use.html
Last active July 17, 2023 14:44
HTML Templating using the HTML <template> element and exactly 100 lines of JS. A cleaned up version of this code is now available at https://github.com/jcgregorio/stamp/.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<script src="templating.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
</head>
<body>
<template id=t>