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14,189 PointsDo we get to learn how send data to a database using Node.js?
I'm just a little confused about the hype with Node.js. I was really looking forward to this part of the JS course because I've reached the point where I want to be interacting with a database routinely in my web-development projects. However, I see that in the Building a Simple Website with Node.js course, the data we're getting is all already in JSON format on the treehouse server. That doesn't really help me learn how to add user data from a sign-up form, etc to a server. Kind of an important thing to know. Do we end up learning how to do this in any of the JS courses? Someone please give me hope here....
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Ken Alger
Treehouse TeacherWilson;
Right now there are no specific courses which meet your needs that I am aware of. There is a Building a MEAN Application course scheduled for March 2016 which should have some coverage on Node.js and MongoDB along with, quite likely, the Mongoose ODM which makes working with the two even smoother than just the MongoDB Node.js driver itself. There are lots of options out there to learn about integrating databases with Node.js and MongoDB is not the only option available as there are implementations and drivers for most, or all, popular databases for Node.js.
If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask as there are lots of knowledgeable people here on the forum.
Happy coding,
Ken
Ali M Malik
33,293 PointsThe mongoDB course will help you setup and access a database. The node.js course tries to softly introduce you to server side javascript. It's basic, no where close to a real project in node.
Hope this helps
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14,189 PointsThanks for the response Ali! I will look forward to getting into the mongoDB course. Its really difficult to progress when we aren't actually uploading data to a database. That should be fun!
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14,189 PointsThanks for the response Ken! I will look forward that release! Finally, what appears to be a course that encompasses several languages and tools into one project!