Codeschool.com has a Node.js course

https://www.codeschool.com/courses/real-time-web-with-nodejs

Same question on SO

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2353818/how-do-i-get-star...

You can learn you some node with nodeschool http://nodeschool.io/

Find tutorials,videos and books on express and connect framework to get started. Frankly the official docs suck,they are very confusing if you are used to good readable api docs.

NodeJS core is tiny, and if you understand networking and linux processes , you should be able to master NodeJS quickly, since it is basically a scriptable server.

it's important to choose the right libs too, as there is a lot of unmaintained crap on npmjs.org. check express, connect, mocha, chai, request, mongoose, commander and grunt.

I started the book "Node.js in Action" recently and its been solid; haven't finished and maybe a seasoned node dev can give better comment, but my pros:

- Well written - Covers multiple aspects of Node (e.g. not just its use in Web Applications) - doesn't try to teach you programming at the same time (e.g. aimed at intermediate to advanced audience)

My screencast [1] covers it, but if you're comfortable just diving in, the official docs are very good. Choose a simple task (like implementing a bare-bones HTTP server) and dive in.

[1] http://www.letscodejavascript.com

I started looking over it again literally just yesterday. I found Express exceptionally helpful for the project I am working on (a chat server, imagine that), and the first answer on this stack overflow thread helpful as well:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8144214/learning-express-...

The official docs are quite friendly. Try implementing a small project in node. You'll have extra fun if you find an excuse to use web sockets.