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Node.js Web Development - Fourth Edition

By : David Herron
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Node.js Web Development - Fourth Edition

By: David Herron

Overview of this book

Node.js is a server-side JavaScript platform using an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model allowing users to build fast and scalable data-intensive applications running in real time. This book gives you an excellent starting point, bringing you straight to the heart of developing web applications with Node.js. You will progress from a rudimentary knowledge of JavaScript and server-side development to being able to create, maintain, deploy and test your own Node.js application.You will understand the importance of transitioning to functions that return Promise objects, and the difference between fs, fs/promises and fs-extra. With this book you'll learn how to use the HTTP Server and Client objects, data storage with both SQL and MongoDB databases, real-time applications with Socket.IO, mobile-first theming with Bootstrap, microservice deployment with Docker, authenticating against third-party services using OAuth, and use some well known tools to beef up security of Express 4.16 applications.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Who this book is for

We assume that you have some knowledge of JavaScript and possibly have experience with server-side code development, and that you are looking for a different way of developing server-side code.

Server-side engineers may find the concepts behind Node.js refreshing. It offers a new perspective on web application development and a different take on server architectures from the monoliths we deal with in other programming languages. JavaScript is a powerful language and Node.js's asynchronous nature plays to its strengths. Having JavaScript on both the frontend and the backend gives a whole new meaning.

Developers experienced with browser-side JavaScript will find it productive to bring that knowledge to a new territory.

Although our focus is on web application development, Node.js knowledge can be applied in other areas as well. As said earlier, Node.js is widely used to develop many types of applications.