# Node.js - React.js ## Prerequisites: 1. Basic Programming Knowledge. 2. JavaScript Fundamentals. 3. HTML/CSS Basics. 4. Command Line Usage. 5. Understanding of Web Concepts. --- ## Topics: ### Node.js ##### 1. Introduction to Node.js >Topics: Node.js basics, JavaScript ES6, modules, npm, asynchronous operations, file handling. ##### 2. Express.js and Web Applications >Topics: Express.js basics, routing, middleware, REST APIs, CRUD operations. ##### 3. Databases and Authentication >Topics: PostgreSQL and Sequelize for database operations, JWT-based user authentication, error handling, basic deployment. ### React.js ##### 1. Introduction to React >Topics: React philosophy and component-based architecture, JSX, functional components, class components, props, state, event handling. ##### 2. Advanced React Concepts >Topics: Component lifecycle methods, conditional rendering, lists and keys, forms and controlled components, lifting state up, composition vs inheritance. ##### 3. React Ecosystem and Application Deployment >Topics: Introduction to React Router for routing, managing application state with Redux or Context API, an overview of styled-components for CSS in JS, basics of testing React components, deploying a React application. --- ## Assignment: 1. Create a basic blog website using Express.js with CRUD operations. 2. Add user registration/login and PostgreSQL integration to the blog website. 3. Build a more complex application (like a simple e-commerce site) showcasing the use of forms, lists and controlled components.