Build HTTP APIs with routing, middleware, validation, controllers, and error handling.
Lessons
Apply the conventions that keep APIs clean and reliable.
Express Best Practices is easiest to learn by reading the example, changing it, and observing the result.
import express from 'express';
const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
app.get('/api/lessons', (req, res) => {
res.json([{ slug: 'express-routing', title: 'Express Routing' }]);
});
app.post('/api/lessons', (req, res) => {
res.status(201).json({ created: true, title: req.body.title });
});
app.listen(process.env.PORT || 3000);Practice the Express Best Practices example in a small scratch file, then explain what changed and why.