This book is a collection of recipes targeted at building modern, all-JavaScript web applications using MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js. Using this MEAN stack, we will configure everything from the frontend of our application's user interface to the backend API and database in an easy-to-follow, project-based fashion. Follow along from the beginning as we build our knowledge of technologies and techniques to scaffold a blogging application, or choose your area of interest and dive deep into the various layers that make up a MEAN stack web application.
You'll find opportunities to learn the latest JavaScript language enhancements, including working with ES2017 and TypeScript to make your application's code more expressive and modular. We'll also explore the latest versions of popular JavaScript frameworks, including the newly released Angular 4, for frontend application development. The recipes and examples in this book also provide detailed references and documentation explaining the various APIs and tools you'll use in your MEAN stack application.
For developers building a MEAN stack experience, this book will call out common pitfalls and fixes for issues you might encounter along the way. Expert developers will find advanced topics that are not often covered in-depth. No matter what your experience level is, you will find practical, realistic examples of building real MEAN stack web applications.