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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)

Summary

You also learned about Git, GitHub, and Heroku. These are the tools I prefer to use when I'm creating applications. I like to use Git because it's super popular. It's basically the only choice these days. I like to use GitHub because it has a great user interface. It has a ton of awesome features and pretty much everyone else is using it too. There's a great community. And I like to use Heroku because it is just dead simple to deploy new versions of your application. You can swap out any of these tools with any other tools. You can use services such Amazon Web Services to host. You could use Bitbucket as your GitHub alternative. These are perfectly fine solutions. All that really matters is you have some tools that are working for you, you have a Git repository backed up somewhere, whether it's GitHub or Bitbucket, and you have an easy way to deploy...