Section Intro: Web Servers

The video tutorial discusses the transition from command line interfaces to web-based applications, emphasizing the use of Express, a popular NPM library, to create web servers. It highlights the importance of understanding Node.js fundamentals before diving into Express, ensuring a clear distinction between the two. The tutorial aims to make applications more accessible by allowing users to interact with them via a web browser, serving HTML and JSON data. The instructor believes that starting with Node.js fundamentals makes learning Express easier and more effective.

What is the significance of being able to access applications via a URL in a browser?

In what ways can understanding Node enhance your ability to work with Express?