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Instant Meteor JavaScript Framework Starter

By : Gabriel Manricks
Book Image

Instant Meteor JavaScript Framework Starter

By: Gabriel Manricks

Overview of this book

<p>Meteor takes many of the cutting edge breakthroughs in web applications that until now have been reserved for larger companies, and makes them available to everyone. Meteor completely rethinks the standard model of web apps, in order to create fast, fluid, and engaging content.<br /><br />Instant Meteor JavaScript Framework Starter takes a behind the scenes look at Meteor, showing you not only the code, but the processes as well. Being completely different from your typical web framework, Meteor requires a dramatically new train of thought when constructing your apps, which we will explore throughout the course of this book. <br /><br />This book starts from the beginning; you don’t need to know about Meteor, NoSQL databases, or even programming best practices, but by the end of the book you should be well versed in each of these.</p> <p>In this book you will learn about the issues that led to the creation of Meteor, and how it fixes these issues. You will learn about writing code for an MVVM architecture and about structuring your code for security and efficiency. We will cover topics such as securing your data and access control, as well as deploying the finished product to the Web.</p> <p>If you have been thinking about getting into this exciting new framework, then Instant Meteor JavaScript Framework Starter is your one-way pass to a painless and fun trip to becoming a pro.</p>
Table of Contents (7 chapters)

People and places you should get to know


In our industry, information rarely stays accurate for very long. With that in mind, it is as important to keep up with development news, as it is to learn a new framework.

Here are some of the people and places you should be keeping up with in order to stay up-to-date.

Meteor.com

This one kind of goes without saying. Whenever something new is released, you can be sure to find the information you want on Meteor’s official site. Some more specific links are:

And while you’re on the home page, be sure to sign up to their mailing list, as that will also inform you about what’s going on in the Meteor world.

Meteor’s core team

If you use Twitter, then following the core developers can’t hurt. They not only talk about Meteor, but it’s a good way to find out what’s being worked on, as well as any Meteor events that might be taking place. Here are some useful Twitter handles:

  • @meteorjs: The official twitter account for this framework

  • @immir: Geoff Schmidt

  • @debergalis: Matt DeBergalis

  • @n1mmy: Nick Martin

  • @DavidLG: David Greenspan

  • @glasser: David Glasser

  • @khilands: Kristy Hilands

  • @qiqing: Jade Wang

  • @sixolet: Naomi Seyfer

Meteor in practice

Next, I have some links of websites that showcase Meteor apps or packages which you can take inspiration from and learn:

These are great resources for finding out what others are working on, as well as seeing how other people code with Meteor.

Personal links

As complete as this list already is, I do have some personal blogs and links; these aren’t always about Meteor but they are worth checking out.

And here are some corresponding Twitter accounts you can follow:

  • @nettuts

  • @GabrielManricks

  • @tmeasday

  • @SachaGreif

  • @istrack