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Mastering MeteorJS Application Development

By : Arturas Lebedevas, Jebin BV
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Mastering MeteorJS Application Development

By: Arturas Lebedevas, Jebin BV

Overview of this book

The web is dead – applications now rule our online experiences. But how are you going to build them? Well, if you’ve been paying attention, you might already have tried your hand with MeteorJS, the JavaScript framework that helps you build complete full-stack web applications that are responsive and fast with ease. Mastering MeteorJS Application Development shows you how to do even more with MeteorJS – if you’re ready to try a comprehensive course through one of the most exciting frameworks in web development today, this is the book you need. Designed to take you through the entire process of building an advanced multipage application with Meteor, you’ll be able to bring your web development ideas with surprising ease. You’ll not only learn how Meteor makes web development easier, but also how you can make using Meteor easier, by automating and simplifying tasks so you can be confident you have full control of everything in your workflow – especially everything that could go wrong. From automated testing to integrating other useful frameworks such as Angular and D3, each chapter covers a crucial element in the Meteor development process. Discover how to integrate animations using Meteor’s Blaze, to give your UI designs the edge, and explore reactive programming to effectively harness RESTful systems in your projects. You will also learn how to deploy and scale your application, two crucial aspects of modern development and vital in a changing digital environment with users expecting a product and experience that delivers. With further insights on developing for mobile – and how Meteor can help you tackle the challenges of the trend – and details on incorporating SEO strategies into your application, this book isn’t just a code tutorial – it’s about creating a product that users love.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Mastering MeteorJS Application Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Third-party MeteorJS hosting solutions


So far, we have seen various solutions and options to set up our own infrastructure for hosting a MeteorJS application. Now, we have a broad picture about what all components are required to host a MeteorJS application. It is not always possible to have a self-set infrastructure. Most of the developers try to get a hosting space from some providers and then host the application. In the case of MeteorJS, we have to be very specific and picky about the third-party hosting solutions for various reasons.

It is important to check whether the sticky session support is available. Many will claim they do have, but later there won't be. Similarly, it is better to have WebSocket support. Even if WebSocket support is not there, MeteorJS will fall back to SockJS.

However, while choosing, choose the one with the support. It is good to host MongoDB in one of the MongoDB hosting providers, if you are not an expert in it. The MongoDB solutions out there have tested...