You have completed Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js!

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In this video we'll take a look at what you'll be building during this course.

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Writing JavaScript on the Node.JS platform opens up many possibilities for 0:04

building exciting applications. 0:08

You can build command line apps, desktop apps, or even real-time websites. 0:11

I'm Andrew, and I'm a JavaScript developer. 0:16

In this course, we're going to build a simple dynamic website to present 0:18

a Treehouse student's profile information. 0:22

We're going to create a simple site that takes a Treehouse student's username, 0:25

you hit search, and it displays the student's profile information, like their 0:29

profile image, username, total number of badges earned, and JavaScript points. 0:34

We'll be building this application using Node.JS APIs, and 0:41

we won't be using any third-party modules or frameworks to do this. 0:44

It's really important for us to understand the inner workings of Node.JS, and 0:48

how we can accomplish these things ourselves first, 0:52

before exploring other frameworks that do a lot of the heavy lifting for us. 0:55

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