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Meet the author?!Ahmad Awais
Award-winning GitHub Star Open Sourcerer 
Google Devs Expert VP of DevRel RapidAPI
Mars Ingenuity Helicopter code contributor 
Node.js Foundation Community Committee Outreach Lead, Member Linux Foundation, OpenAPI BGB, DigitalOcean Navigator 
Author of various open-source dev-tools and software libraries used by millions of developers worldwide (including engineers at Google, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft, Intel). 
TEDx Speaker (NodeConf, React Live, Next.js Conf).Awais has been listed as #1 JavaScript Trending Developer worldwide by GitHub. He's the Sr. Director of Developer Relations @RapidAPI. Check out his work on corona-cli, Shades of Purple theme, wp-continuous-deployment, cgb, Emoji Log, and many more open-source projects on GitHub. Satya Nadella CEO of Microsoft, said Awais is an awesome example for developers
Regular WordPress Core Developer 
Member of SmashingMagazine Experts Panel, Featured/published author at CSS-Tricks, Tuts+, Scotch.io, TorqueMag, SitePoint. Connect with Awais on twitter @MrAhmadAwais.
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ACCESS:Three Modules
COMMUNITY:Access to Public Discord
MODULE #01Node.js Fundamentals
MODULE #02Best way to install Node.js
MODULE #021Manage Node.js versions
NodeCLI.com
Upgrade to NodeCLI.com Masterclass. Learn all 13 Modules, 100 videos, 10 hrs literally everything you need to build Node.js CLI Automation DevTools — "Solid investment"- Nader (DevRel AWS)
TEAM ACCOUNTS I have great discounts available if you're buying for 5+ team members — 50% to 70% off. Apply for the team-discount by letting me know how many team members you have.
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Take Their Word for It
I bought this course because I'm extremely interesting in building CLIs and want to deepen my knowledge even more. This course is by far the best value for the amount of content I've seen maybe ever. If you're interested in modern development, this is a solid investment!
Nader DabitSr. Developer Advocate · Amazon
Suuuuper stoked for this I just picked up my copy of NodeCLI course! I can't wait to take my CLI skills to the next level. Keep up the great work Awais.
Alexander RomanoFull Stack Associate App Developer · SKF · Virtually(Creative)
I've been walking through the VSCode.pro power user course by Ahmad Awais and I'm learning a lot! Bought the Node CLI course too, just to brush up. Good stuff.
Kassian Rosner WrenDeveloper Advocate · Cloudflare
Ex Auth0, Bocoup
I had the chance to go over the course I can say it's brilliant! The amount of work and details @MrAhmadAwais has put into the course is astonishing. Also, it's a subject you don't see that often. Give it a go.
Catalin PitSoftware Engineer at TypingDNA
I am learning a lot from the course. And it's approachable even if you're not experienced with Node.js.
Tommy WilliamsSr. Director/Developer · Tempest Tech
Ex Group PM · Microsoft (14yrs)
Awais thanks for Node CLI course! This looks like a great set of resources! I love the intro video, top notch!!
Scott SpenceWeb Developer · Karmarama UK
What Do You Get in This Course?
MODULE #1Node.js Fundamentals
In this module, you'll understand why I created this course? Why I make Node.js CLI Apps and JavaScript-based Command-Line DevTools. And this will be a gentle introduction to Node.js fundamental concepts. How come Node.js is so fast? We'll push a dummy Node.js server to its limits. You'll learn how Node.js gets released; the Node.js release-cycle to help you make the best decisions. And a fun video on the difference between npm vs npx.
INTRODUCTION:What, why, who? Node.js CLI ToolsWATCH
NODE.JS:Understand what is Node.js?WATCH
NODE.JS:Node.js: Server Load TestWATCH
NODE.JS:Release Cycle - Current + Long-term support03:11
NODE.JS:Difference between npx and npm04:47
MODULE #2Install & Manage Node.js
You can install Node.js pretty easily. But maintaining different versions of Node.js for each project, changing between Active LTS, Maintenance LTS, Current version, and keeping up with node modules for each can be quite a task. Let me teach you exactly how I do it. We'll compare different options like nvm, asdf, nodenv, and n.
NODE.JS:How to download and install Node.js01:53
NODE + nvm:Node.js Version Management with nvm03:04
NODE + nodenv:Node.js Version Management with nodenv00:44
NODE + asdf:Node.js Version Management with asdf01:57
NODE + n:Node.js Version Management with n10:10
SUMMARY:Node.js Installation & Management00:44
MODULE #3Command-Line Fundamentals
Here I'll take a step by step approach to building and publishing your first Command-Line Interface (CLI) project. You'll create a GitHub repo, an account on npmjs.com (inside your terminal), learn about semantic versioning, and will publish your project. The whole shebang. I'll talk about the readme, keywords, author info, and licensing. Finally, we'll polish the User Experience (UX) of your CLI app by adding colors, welcome-header, & custom alerts.
NODE.JS CLI:Building & publishing your first CLIWATCH
NODE.JS CLI:Creating GitHub and npmjs.com accounts02:21
NODE.JS CLI:Difference between Bash vs Node04:34
NODE.JS CLI:What is #! or shebang or hashbang?03:18
NODE.JS CLI:npm link with package.json bin command03:21
NODE.JS CLI:npm adduser, npm whoami, npm publish02:41
NODE.JS CLI:npx yourname to run the CLI5:03
NODE.JS CLI:Semantic Versions major.minor.patch06:48
Frequently Asked Questions?!
Discounts for Teams, Students, Purchasing Power Parity? YES! Learning > Money
Yes, yes! I don't want money to get in the way of learning.
TEAMS: I have great discounts available if you're buying for 5+ team members — 50% to 70% off. Feel free to contact me, and I'll set you up with 5/10/…/100+ accounts with reasonable discounts.
PPP: Course too expensive where you live? I am a big believer in purchasing power parity. get in touch with for PPP discounts.
WORKSHOPS: You can also get in touch with me for workshops or conference talks on this topic.
STUDENTS: Email me any sort of schooling proof, i.e., uni/college card, Bootcamp ID, and I'll send you a student discount.
How does it all work? What are the videos like?
Oh, that. Just buy a package. I recommend the masterclass for the most bang for your buck. Once the payment is received, you get a welcome email with access to my course platform, click the access link, set a password, and stream the course anytime with any device.
The videos are crystal clear, professionally recorded at a whopping 1920x1080 resolution for TrueHD™ 1080p result. I invested over $1000 bucks in my audio setup, no pops, clicks, or weird breathing sounds there. I am actually funny at times. No slides/ppts just the real deal and actual hands-on demos.
Is this for Beginners or Advanced developers?
I love to teach, I can't help it, I think it's genetic bug. Both my grandparents and parents grandparents are teachers. So, believe you me — I don't assume anything.
I'll take your hand and walk you through each and everything, the pace is just right, you won't find sleep-inducing material here. So, yeah this course is equally suitable for beginners and advanced developers. You can even slow down the pace to 0.75x and make it go faster to 2x. Easy peasy.
What if I am not happy?
My software and courses are helping thousands of developers become experts at what they do — every single day. If for any reason, you're feeling blue and not satisfied then email me within 14 days of your purchase and I'll refund you. Do mention the email address you bought the course with. Money-back guarantee. Seriously, I want you to learn. That's simple. No question about it.
I've deleted, lost, never received the access email?
No worries. All of my courses live here → Courses.AhmadAwais.com. So what you need to do is, go to the Forgot your password? link — use the same email address you bought the course with, and you'll get the same welcome access email again — set a new password & login.
One time payment? No monthly subscription?
That's true, you pay only once, the videos access never expires. When you're learning with me, I don't want you to feel like you're paying for university or Netflix. It's a one-time investment that pays itself over ten folds. No recurring payments. No expiry dates. Truly learn at your own pace without worrying about any subscription cost.
What theme do you use, font, TV Series you like? What's your mic/video, mac, terminal setup?!
I have set up a USES page to answer such questions. Developers often ask me about what theme I use (hint: Shades of Purple), what are my favorite TV shows, macOS apps, terminal workflow, yadda yadda… all of that is listed on this page →
I have moooooaaaaaaar questions?
Sure. For quick questions tweet @MrAhmadAwais. You can also send me your questions via email if that's your jam. What else?!
Follow Awais on Twitter @MrAhmadAwais to ask more questions
Take Their Word for It
I bought this course because I'm extremely interesting in building CLIs and want to deepen my knowledge even more. This course is by far the best value for the amount of content I've seen maybe ever. If you're interested in modern development, this is a solid investment!
Nader DabitSr. Developer Advocate · Amazon
Suuuuper stoked for this I just picked up my copy of NodeCLI course! I can't wait to take my CLI skills to the next level. Keep up the great work Awais.
Alexander RomanoFull Stack Associate App Developer · SKF · Virtually(Creative)
I've been walking through the VSCode.pro power user course by Ahmad Awais and I'm learning a lot! Bought the Node CLI course too, just to brush up. Good stuff.
Kassian Rosner WrenDeveloper Advocate · Cloudflare
Ex Auth0, Bocoup
I had the chance to go over the course I can say it's brilliant! The amount of work and details @MrAhmadAwais has put into the course is astonishing. Also, it's a subject you don't see that often. Give it a go.
Catalin PitSoftware Engineer at TypingDNA
I am learning a lot from the course. And it's approachable even if you're not experienced with Node.js.
Tommy WilliamsSr. Director/Developer · Tempest Tech
Ex Group PM · Microsoft (14yrs)
Awais thanks for Node CLI course! This looks like a great set of resources! I love the intro video, top notch!!
Scott SpenceWeb Developer · Karmarama UK
Wow; the quality of the courses is outstanding. Really great work Awais Awesome work!
Alberto MedinaGoogle Developer Advocate · Ph.D. CS
Just grabbed the new NodeCLI.com course from @MrAhmadAwais @NodeCLI. Really stoked to dig into this!
Tre AmmatunaSoftware Engineer - AWS SageMaker Studio · Ex Microsoft
How could I resist to NodeCLI masterclass made by Awais?! Since today count me in as a new padawan looking for your wisdom.
Pablo PaulJavaScript Team Lead
Damnnnn! Thanks for the course. It contains useful information even installation video where I usually skip are a lot beneficial.
QuirkyJavaScript Developer
Shit, I didn't know that!!!!!!! This tip is life changing to me!!
Zouhir ⚡Edge Microsoft · Google Dev Expert
Today for #devAdvent: the very hardworking @MrAhmadAwais! Awais is a WordPress Core member and TEDx speaker and he recently created a course to help people become VS Code Power Users. If you're using VSCode as your editor, VSCode.pro is a fun/cool resource!
Sarah DrasnerVP of Developer Experience · Netlify
Vuejs Core Team · Ex Microsoft
I can't wait to "Code. Publish. Maintain." CLI Automation DevTools with #JavaScript and Node.js. Picked up the Node CLI course.
Frontend DudeSr. Frontend Developer
Open Source work: "It's very impressive". — Won Automattic Design Award Trophy. The create-guten-block project is an awesome awesome contribution to the community — at AWP Gutenberg series.
Matt MullenwegCo-Founder of WordPress
I also just made the decision to move away from PHPStorm to VSCode. I mean, just one year in license fees pays for the VSCode.pro master package and I'll learn from one of the best Just by going through the UI improvements videos, I can already see how the course will help me become #VSCODEpro
Jan KochMentor at WPMastery
"OMG awesome. How do you find those class names?" — Said in response to a VSCode tip shared by Awais on Twitter.
Dan AbramovCore Dev ReactJS at Facebook
It’s a 5 hour course that teaches you a huge amount of knowledge and after going through it myself, I can state that even as a fairly advanced user of VS Code, Awais taught me some neat tricks that I immediately am integrating into my workflow now.
Benjamin LannonVSCode Extensions Developer in NY
I've been using VSCode for a few months and I'm not a power user at all. Thanks to @MrAhmadAwais for creating an amazing course to help me bridge that gap in a short time. I highly recommend his course if you're looking to level up your VSCode game.
Haris ZulfiqarFounder Avada · Engineer at WDS
If you're looking to expand your VSCode knowledge, I have no doubt this course will be extremely useful. @MrAhmadAwais does great work.
Jeremy EnglertCore Contributor ZURB Foundation
Just grabbed @MrAhmadAwais's #VSCODEpro course masterclass. If you use any code editor, make the move. Support Awais :) he's a top guy — does great work. → VSCcode.pro
Mike StottCore Contributor ZURB Foundation
I love this theme! 🦄 Themes with more unique colors like purple are relatively rare, so it's great to see purple represented here. 😃 It's a fun theme, and it's easy to read! 🙌
Ali SpittelTech Director WomenWhoCode
Kudos to the teacher @MrAhmadAwais for making the #VSCODEpro learning a breeze. I am on the 14th chapter and this is getting as exciting as binge learning. Awais, your hard work is making a student's life easy. You deserve great respect
Raghu VamsiSCRUM Master + Front End Dev
I always find him to be an excellent communicator, highly skilled, considerate, and extremely generous. He's a pleasure to collaborate with and he's produced some very impressive public and FREE #OpenSource work for developers to learn and benefit from. In my book, those are some of the best characteristics to have in a person. Awais is highly recommended.
Matt CromwellPartner/Head Community Impress.org
I've never known someone to create such useful things on a regular basis. Truly impressive sir. I mean it. You just pump stuff out. It's incredible.
Lee PetersonCreative Lead at Rusty Dog Design
I've read over Awais's tutorial a few times and implemented most of it. He's the bee's knees for this kind of stuff. — In ref to the WordPress & Gulp implementation via WPGulp.
Alex ColemanWeb Designer at LeftSideDesign
This is a gorgeous, high contrast theme that stands out without getting in the way. Especially great for doing developer talks and screencasts and maintained by a supremely dedicated expert in all the VSCode pro tips. The documentation itself is a thing of beauty, too. 5 Stars!
Shawn Swyx WangDev Experience @Netlify · Reactjs
Yes, Awais writes great WordPress tutorials and makes great looking themes and websites, but that's not the only reason I endorse Awais. He is a great community member, he is a core contributor to WordPress and always helpful to other WordPress users. Also, he is a really nice guy, which is important.
Josh PollockLead Dev & Founder CalderaWP
Ahmad has written tutorials for me to publish at Tuts+ on a number of occasions, and I always appreciate his level of expertise both in the subject matter…, and in helping to educate others. I would hire Awais again for… training or consultancy in a heartbeat.
Japheth ThomsonDirector of Hosting at Human Made
I know Awais from his contributions to world wide web. His expertise in web & software technologies and his contributions to various open-source projects make it stand out of the crowd. I highly recommend Awais.
Jabran RafiqueTech Lead at Rated People
I'm really impressed with how much you are participating in the WordPress community! It's pretty insane. You're probably one of the most engaged people I have seen, ever. 😀
Stanislav KhromovDev at Schibsted Media Group
It is extremely rare that you come across highly skilled talent like Awais! We worked together on several occasions over the years and his efficiency is beyond superior.
Emil UzelacWordPress Quality Control Specialist
Awais regularly contributes to WordPress core for code and UX improvements. He is one of the most passionate developers I have ever met with an insatiable desire to streamline the workflow of the process of everything he works on. He dives in head first to any new challenges and conquers them with his tenacity and intelligence which make Awais an invaluable asset to any project.
Mike AndreasenWordPress Expert at Codeable
Awais is a very thorough writer and he is extremely knowledgeable of the WordPress industry. He knows exactly what is going on in the WordPress community and his outreach is an addition to any blog. I would recommend him.
Daan TollOwner of WPLift
I switch syntax themes so often, but I haven't felt the need to switch since using 🦄 Shades of Purple for the past 6 months, it's my new default 😃 - keep up the good work man!
Adam HollisterLead Developer at The British & Irish Modern Music Institute
Amazing job with balancing out the colors to ensure it's not overloading the eyes. The comments, and markdown syntax semi-hidden state styling is also a good idea! If it's not critical to always see this information then it makes sense to reduce it's visibility. Nice job mate.
B ...SOP Review
I jumped ship from Cobalt 2 by Wes to 🦄 Shades of Purple theme by Ahmad Awais and I'm not looking back, beautiful shades of purple lighten up my code in a way that no other theme can, great job Awais!
IgnacioaalRails Hacker
At go6.media we always use Shades of Purple for all our PHP/HTML/JS/CSS and other languages. It's so beautiful and easy to read, we also added some slight tweaks to make it even better and we could not be happier that we found it. Thank you!
WayneDevs at Go6 Media
Awais takes his extension seriously and fixed a bug for me overnight. A fantastic theme that is both attractive but more importantly, effective in bring your attention to the import parts of your code.
Mark PorterDev at PorterPeople
I started loving the 🦄 Shades of Purple theme from its name ;) After seeing images of the themes, I saw there was more and to get to know about the 'more', an installation will have to occur which did occur...After installation, I got to find out that the theme is super duper awesome than I thought… Welldone Ahmad Awais
Uche JudeSoftware Developer Andela
Just installed 🦄 Shades of Purple and absolutely love it! Thank you for creating it! I love these colors! I also switched from Cobalt2. And just beginning a new job as a React.js dev, with it :-)
Alexandra SpalatoJavascript & WordPress Developer
I started using SOP during the better release and ever since it has being a perfect choice for me. Love to see my IDE always with the shades of purple splash. It improved my overall workflow. Thanks @AhamadAwais for such work.
Ojo OluwasetemiJavaScript Dev & Teacher
Have been using 🦄 Shades of Purple theme for the last couple of weeks and in love with it. Its fun writing code with those shades of purple <3
Ajit BohraEngineer & Speaker @lubusIN