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Build a REST API with Node.js, Mongoose & TypeScript

Note: This repository and video has been recreated

Article: https://tomanagle.medium.com/build-a-rest-api-with-node-js-typescript-mongodb-b6c898d70d61 Video: https://youtu.be/goUbHgAzPCs

Note: This repository includes the postman collection for the finished API

Who is this tutorial for?

  • Junior to mid-level developers
  • Anyone interested in building REST APIs with TypeScript

Why?

  • REST APIs are the staple of the web development industry
  • Knowing how REST APIs is important for both back and frontend developers
  • There's no better way to understand how they work than to build one

Concepts

  • REST API principals

    • CRUD
    • HTTP methods
    • What REST is and is not
  • JWT & refresh tokens

Technologies

  • Node.js
  • MongoDB with Mongoose
  • TypeScript
  • Express.js & Express.js middleware

Video structure

  1. What are we going to build
  2. Bootstrap application
  3. Build out registration
  4. Build out post CRUD operations

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