Do you need to learn ExpressJS first before learning FeathersJS?

Question

I'm quite new to the world of NodeJS and JS.

Do I need to learn ExpressJS first before learning FeathersJS?

I read some post that FeathersJS is a drop-in-replacement for Express, so does this mean that I can start with FeathersJS first?

Answer 1

No, you do not need to learn Express before learning Feathers. As it says on the stack overflow feathers tag page ( https://stackoverflow.com/tags/feathersjs/info ): "Feathers is a library that extends Express."

As you learn more about Feathers you may want to learn some of the components of Express. But my recommendation is to go start with the Feathers guides ( https://docs.feathersjs.com/guides/readme.html ). You will pick up what you need about Express as you go.

Good luck!

Answer 2

It can help to better understand how things work, assuming you are using FeathersJS with Express. But, it's not a requirement. You can accomplish quite a lot simply by know FeathersJS and leaving @feathers-express to do it's own thing.