• the goal is to get my hands dirty and familiarize myself build an api using as simple as possible stack that I can glue together.

• add authentication layer
• unit testing

Build Node.js RESTful APIs in 10 Minutes https://www.codementor.io/olatundegaruba/nodejs-restful-apis-in-10-minutes-q0sgsfhbd

Example Node Server w/ Babel https://github.com/babel/example-node-server

Why (and how) to use eslint in your project https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/why-and-how-to-use-eslint-in-your-project-742d0bc61ed7