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Full-Stack Web Development with Vue.js and Node

By : Aneeta Sharma
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Full-Stack Web Development with Vue.js and Node

By: Aneeta Sharma

Overview of this book

Isomorphic JavaScript was the buzzword of the year 2017, allowing developers to utilize a single language throughout their web development stack and build cost-effective and scalable applications. MEVN is a one such modern web development stack consisting of web applications such as MongoDB, Express.js, Vue.js, and Node.js. Hands-On Full-Stack Web Development with Vue.js 2 and Node.js leverages the harmony of these technologies to help you create full-stack web applications. Starting with the core frameworks, this example-based guide explains all the key concepts of frameworks, how to set them up properly, and how to use popular modules to connect them together and make them work cohesively. You will learn all this with the help of real-world examples. In addition to this, you will be able to scaffold web application architecture, add an authentication layer, and develop the MVC structure to support the development of your application. You'll explore how to create data models for your applications and then write REST APIs by exposing your data model to your application. Solely orientated towards building a full, end-to-end application using the MEVN stack, this book will help you understand how your application development grows.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Introducing Vue.js

Vue.js is an open source, progressive JavaScript framework for building user interfaces. The rise of new JavaScript frameworks has been tremendous. With such growth, you might get confused about where to get started and how. There are hundreds of JavaScript frameworks today; among them, there are dozens of frameworks that stood out. But still, to choose from those dozens might be a daunting task.

There are quite a few popular frameworks today, such as React, Ember, and Angular. While these frameworks have their own advantages, there are some limitations to them as well. While building an application with React or Angular is good in itself, Vue.js helps eliminate some of the limitations associated with these frameworks.

Vue.js is progressive. With Vue.js, you can start with small and then progress gradually toward building bigger applications. This means that...