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Full-Stack React, TypeScript, and Node

By : David Choi
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Book Image

Full-Stack React, TypeScript, and Node

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By: David Choi

Overview of this book

React sets the standard for building high-performance client-side web apps. Node.js is a scalable application server that is used in thousands of websites, while GraphQL is becoming the standard way for large websites to provide data and services to their users. Together, these technologies, when reinforced with the capabilities of TypeScript, provide a cutting-edge stack for complete web application development. This book takes a hands-on approach to implementing modern web technologies and the associated methodologies for building full-stack apps. You’ll begin by gaining a strong understanding of TypeScript and how to use it to build high-quality web apps. The chapters that follow delve into client-side development with React using the new Hooks API and Redux. Next, you’ll get to grips with server-side development with Express, including authentication with Redis-based sessions and accessing databases with TypeORM. The book will then show you how to use Apollo GraphQL to build web services for your full-stack app. Later, you’ll learn how to build GraphQL schemas and integrate them with React using Hooks. Finally, you’ll focus on how to deploy your application onto an NGINX server using the AWS cloud. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build and deploy complete high-performance web applications using React, Node, and GraphQL.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
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Section 1:Understanding TypeScript and How It Can Improve Your JavaScript
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Section 2: Learning Single-Page Application Development Using React
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Section 3: Understanding Web Service Development Using Express and GraphQL
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Chapter 16: Adding a GraphQL Schema – Part II

Analyzing what we will build – The forum application

As noted, we are building a forum application. It will be somewhat similar in style to other forum applications, such as StackOverflow and Bitcointalk.org. A user will be able to post a topic or ask a question and receive responses from other users in the application's community.

Why build a single forum application?

We could have demonstrated JavaScript development by building several smaller simpler applications. The problem with demonstrating full-stack programming with simple apps is that they do not show all the capabilities of a modern JavaScript application. In other words, it could leave holes in your knowledge of how to implement certain features, such as authentication or database access.

We could, of course, build a graphically intense photo or video application, but the issue with these apps is the enormous focus needed on graphical design and aesthetics. Also, working on editing photos or video...