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Node Cookbook - Fourth Edition

By : Bethany Griggs
4 (1)
Book Image

Node Cookbook - Fourth Edition

4 (1)
By: Bethany Griggs

Overview of this book

A key technology for building web applications and tooling, Node.js brings JavaScript to the server enabling full-stack development in a common language. This fourth edition of the Node Cookbook is updated with the latest Node.js features and the evolution of the Node.js framework ecosystems. This practical guide will help you to get started with creating, debugging, and deploying your Node.js applications and cover solutions to common problems, along with tips to avoid pitfalls. You'll become familiar with the Node.js development model by learning how to handle files and build simple web applications and then explore established and emerging Node.js web frameworks such as Express.js and Fastify. As you advance, you'll discover techniques for detecting problems in your applications, handling security concerns, and deploying your applications to the cloud. This recipe-based guide will help you to easily navigate through various core topics of server-side web application development with Node.js. By the end of this Node book, you'll be well-versed with core Node.js concepts and have gained the knowledge to start building performant and scalable Node.js applications.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Technical requirements

This chapter will require you to have Node.js, preferably the most recent Node.js 14 release, installed. You should also have the npm command-line interface installed, which comes bundled with Node.js. Both node and npm should be in your path.

Important note

It is recommended to install Node.js with Node Version Manager (nvm). It is a tool that enables you to easily switch Node.js versions on most Unix-like platforms. If you're using Windows, you can install Node.js from https://nodejs.org/en/.

You can confirm which versions of Node.js and npm are installed by typing the following command into your Terminal:

$ node –version
v14.0.0
$ npm –version
6.13.7

npm is the default package manager bundled with Node.js, and we'll be using the bundled npm CLI in this chapter to install and publish modules.

Important note

npm is the name of the Command-Line Interface tool (CLI) bundled with Node.js as the default package manager...