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How to build a Random Name Generator App (Node, Express, VanillaJS)

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How to build a Random Name Generator App (Node, Express, VanillaJS)

6,342 views June 25, 2020 18:02

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In this JavaScript tutorial, we're going to be building a Random Name Generator App with a back end API served by ExpressJS and a bit of plain JavaScript on the front-end to consume the API.

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In this next instalment of our #fullstackapps series we're going to be building a very simple app which serves up an API with a single endpoint that generates a random name in this web development tutorial for beginners - essentially a random name picker.

The API will be created by using the Node.js ExpressJS package and we will obtain some data from the Mockaroo service. Once we have setup and built a working endpoint, we will write a small front-end which will consume the API and display the random name based on a button click from the user.

As you might suspect this is a bit overkill for a simple random name generation, but this full-stack web development project is a good exercise in developing a simple back-end that can then be used on the front-end.

However it's a good JavaScript tutorial to show you how to parse data from a file and it might give you some more web development project ideas to build up your portfolio.

So I hope you enjoy this web development project for beginners and that you learn a little bit about JavaScript, Express, Node.js and developing an API that can be then used in your front end applications and projects. Channel Handle @codebubb

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Junior Developer Central published this 18:02 video tutorial on June 25, 2020. It has been watched 6,342 times on YouTube.

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