I've been making JavaScript/HTML5 games to teach myself basic programming principles, but now I really want to learn Node. What's the best way to begin integrating it into the type of projects I've been doing?

I don't want to tackle building a multiplayer game server right away because that seems like a more advanced Node project, and right now I'm honestly not even sure what Node is. I've read some introductory materials but they seemed very focused on the technical side and not on real-world applications. Does Node basically replace all back-end technologies, so the applications go without saying?Would a dedicated high score table be a more sensible first project?

Submitted January 30, 2017 at 05:49AM by Sturgeon_Genital