# Express - node web framework

Express
Express 2.x IS END-OF-LIFE AND NO LONGER MAINTAINED

Known and unknown security and performance issues in 2.x have not been addressed since the last update (29 June, 2012). It is highly recommended to upgrade to Express 3.x or to Express 4.x.

If you are unable to upgrade past 2.x, please consider Commercial Support Options.

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### Introduction

This introduction screencast covers the basics of Express, and how to get started with your first application.

### View Partials

In this screencast we work with partials to display a collection of users using the Jade template engine, and learn about view path resolution.

### Route Specific Middleware

In the screencast below we learn about the benefits of route-specific middleware.

### Route Param Preconditions

Learn about route parameter (/user/:id) pre-conditions, providing automated validation, and loading of data via the named route param segments.