A conservative Backend on Node.js

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Describes building a REST API for a recruiting platform using PostgreSQL and Node.js, with JWT tokens instead of sessions. Avoids ORM by writing large efficient SQL queries and uses SQL views, triggers, and a small custom JavaScript library to manage complexity and scalability.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:39Node.js and async I/O
3. 9:25Async patterns and callback hell
4. 16:50REST API path mistakes
5. 19:50Data layer and SQL best practices
6. 31:22JWT authentication
7. 39:18Media service for images
8. 43:15Summary
9. 44:06Q&A

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