Node.Js Web Development - Third Edition [Paperback]

Create real-time server-side applications with this practical, step-by-step guide

About This Book

• Learn about server-side JavaScript with Node.js and Node modules through the most up-to-date book on Node.js web development
• Understand website development both with and without the Connect/Express web application framework
• Develop both HTTP server and client applications

Who This Book Is For

This book is for anybody looking for an alternative to the P languages (Perl, PHP, and Python), or anyone looking for a new paradigm of server-side application development. You should have at least a rudimentary understanding of JavaScript and web application development.

What You Will Learn

• Install and use Node.js for both development and deployment
• Use the Express application framework
• Configure Bootstrap for mobile-first theming
• Use data storage engines such as MySQL, SQLITE3, and MongoDB
• Understand user authentication methods, including OAuth, with third-party services
• Deploy Node.js to live servers, including microservice development with Docker
• Perform unit testing with Mocha
• Perform functional testing of the web application with CasperJS

In Detail

Node.js is a server-side JavaScript platform using an event driven, non-blocking I/O model allowing users to build fast and scalable data-intensive applications running in real time. Node.js Web Development shows JavaScript is not just for browser-side applications. It can be used for server-side web application development, real-time applications, microservices, and much more.

This book gives you an excellent starting point, bringing you straight to the heart of developing web applications with Node.js. You will progress from a rudimentary knowledge of JavaScript and server-side development to being able to create and maintain your own Node.js application. With thisl3'