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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)

Using ECMAScript modules

ECMAScript is the language specification created to standardize JavaScript, defined by ECMAScript International. ECMAScript modules are the official format to package JavaScript code for reuse.

Node.js supports ECMAScript modules as they are currently specified, and provides limited interoperability between them and the existing CommonJS module format. CommonJS was the original and default module format for Node.js—the require() syntax expects modules in the form of CommonJS.

The implementation in Node.js is currently experimental; this means it can be subject to breaking API changes. ECMAScript modules are a strategic initiative in Node.js, led by the modules team who are driving the development and implantation of ECMAScript modules in Node.js in line with the ECMAScript international specification.

Getting ready

ECMAScript module support is enabled by default in Node.js versions greater than v13.2.0 although it is still considered experimental...