While Deno 1.0 was launched recently, there are already a lot of resources from tutorials to components to unofficial Docker images to videos, cheat sheets, and more. Let’s review some fresh resources to learn and work with Deno!
A concise introduction to Deno
Complete walkthrough that covers from what is Deno and why learning it to explaining its sandbox, creating a web server, detailing Node.js-equivalent packages, and finally creating a complete CRUD with Deno to update a list of dogs.
Chat App with Deno and WebSockets
github.com/thecodeholic/deno-websocket-chat
Simple chat build with Deno that’s a great starting point to see how to work with WebSockets in Deno.
Create your first Deno module
dev.to/brunnerlivio/create-your-first-module-with-deno-575k
Learn how to setup your Deno development environment, prepare your tooling, configure your CI to run a range of Deno version, and finally deploy and distribute your new package on GitHub.
Deno support for VSCode
marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=justjavac.vscode-deno
Use this extension so Visual Studio Code becomes aware of Deno modules and their paths and can resolve them.
REST API with Deno and Oak
geekyhacker.com/2020/05/21/build-rest-apis-with-deno-and-oak/
No list of Deno resources would be complete without including a project with Oak, similar to Express on Node.js: build a RESTful CRUD app with Oak, the middleware framework for Deno’s HTTP server, similar to what Express is for Node.js.
Deno cheat sheet
droces.github.io/Deno-Cheat-Sheet/
This is a great Deno resource, since this reference covers run options, standard libraries, testing, subcommands, environment variables and much more.
Run Deno in Docker
exponentialbackoff.com/2020/05/18/run-deno-in-docker/
Run Deno without installing it locally. Begin by writing a simple web server in Deno, and later create a Docker image based on it.
Discord library for Deno
This is an extensive Discord API library wrapper in Deno.
Writing a Twitter client with Deno
alexandrempsantos.com/adventures-in-deno-land/
Build a server that handles requests to fetch tweets, using the server included in Deno’s standard library.
Deno crash course
An extensive 52 min crash course on Deno where you’ll write a full REST API using Oak as middleware.
Your turn
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