The Fastest Way to Build a Quick Starter App with Express.js

Over the years I’ve used Express.js many times as a quick getting started example app. Since I often reference it I wanted to provide a short post that shows exactly what I do 99.9% of the time to start one of these quick Express.js reference apps. I’ve detailed in this post how to get started... Continue reading →

Fixing Up Passport.js ‘passport-http’ for Express v4

Even though it isn’t in the primary trunk of code for the ‘passport-http’ Passport.js Strategy, I’ve upgraded the packages.json and app.js file for the basic username and passport authentication to Express.js v4. If you’re using Express.js and are looking to migrate to v4 from v3 or earlier a great starting place is to check out... Continue reading →

Deploy a Framework Friday #3 with node.js + express.js

Time for the node.js “Deploy a Framework Friday”. First get node.js and express.js installed (i.e. npm install express) and then create your node.js application. adron$ express nodejs create : nodejs create : nodejs/package.json create : nodejs/app.js create : nodejs/public create : nodejs/public/javascripts create : nodejs/public/images create : nodejs/public/stylesheets create : nodejs/public/stylesheets/style.css create : … Continue reading →

Building a Node.js + Express.js + Jade CoderWall + Geekl.st Portfolio

If you’re looking for Part 2… Alright, diving right in. First, get an express.js application setup and install all the dependencies. Creating the Express.js Web Application $ express codingWall create : codingWall create : codingWall/package.json create : codingWall/app.js create : codingWall/public create : codingWall/public/javascripts create : codingWall/public/images create : codingWall/public/stylesheets create : codingWall/public/stylesheets/style.css … Continue reading →