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Learning Node.js Development

By : Andrew Mead
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Learning Node.js Development

By: Andrew Mead

Overview of this book

Learning Node.js Development is a practical, project-based book that provides you with all you need to get started as a Node.js developer. Node is a ubiquitous technology on the modern web, and an essential part of any web developers' toolkit. If you are looking to create real-world Node applications, or you want to switch careers or launch a side project to generate some extra income, then you're in the right place. This book has been written around a single goal—turning you into a professional Node developer capable of developing, testing, and deploying real-world production applications. Learning Node.js Development is built from the ground up around the latest version of Node.js (version 9.x.x). You'll be learning all the cutting-edge features available only in the latest software versions. This book cuts through the mass of information available around Node and delivers the essential skills that you need to become a Node developer. It takes you through creating complete apps and understanding how to build, deploy, and test your own Node apps. It maps out everything in a comprehensive, easy-to-follow package designed to get you up and running quickly.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Require own files

In this section, you will learn how to use require() to load in other files that you created inside your project. This will let you move functions outside app.js into more specific files; this will make your application easier to scale, test, and update. To get started, the first thing we'll do is to make a new file.

Making a new file to load other files

In the context of our notes app, the new file will store various functions for writing and reading notes. As of now, you don't need to worry about that functionality, as we'll get into the detail later in the section, but we will create the file where it will eventually live. This file will be notes.js, and we'll save it inside the root...