NestJS is a backend framework, build on top of NodeJS and ExpressJS to create server-side applications, it is best suited for REST APIs as it is really quick to get a REST API running with NestJS. It uses modern JavaScript, is built with TypeScript (preserves compatibility with pure JavaScript), and combines elements of OOP (Object Oriented Programming), FP (Functional Programming), and FRP (Functional Reactive Programming). The architecture of the NestJS is mostly inspired by AngularJS.

Pre-requisite in terms of technical knowledge:

  • Knowledge of modern JS programming approaches.
  • Experience in working with NodeJS, ExpressJS, Typescript (Not a requirement, but this will help you to understand and get things running quickly)
  • Experience working with MongoDB, mongoose
  • Basic knowledge of Decorators

Requirements for your system:

  • You will need to have NodeJS & NPM (Node package manager) installed, You can download the latest version from here.


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Getting Started with NestJS
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