Node.js for Beginners: A comprehensive guide to building efficient, full-featured web applications with Node.js – Paperback-Quality Guarantee

Description

by
Ulises Gascón (Author)

Build your first production-grade web application from scratch using , Express, MongoDB, authentication, and testing with the help of expert guidance and step-by-step explanations

Key Features

• Learn JavaScript, async programming, and event-driven architectures in
• Discover best practices for secure deployment and testing of apps
• Build a feature-rich web app from scratch using MongoDB, , and , including testing
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book

is a runtime environment that revolutionizes server-side JavaScript development and combines high performance, a unified language stack, a rich ecosystem of packages, and scalability, empowering developers to build efficient, scalable, and versatile applications across a range of use cases. for Beginners takes you on a progressive learning path, starting with the basics and gradually advancing to complex topics that will give you the skills needed to leverage .

First, you’ll delve into fundamentals and refresh your knowledge of JavaScript before transitioning to the development of modern web applications using , , and MongoDB. You’ll explore and get hands-on with complex topics such as asynchronous programming, npm libraries, event-driven patterns for HTTP servers, RESTful API, JSON Web Tokens, and more. The final chapters will guide you through the deployment process, offering insights into various strategies, including bare metal setups, virtual machines, and containerization with Docker. You’ll also be guided through the use of Process Manager 2 (PM2) for efficient process management.

By the end of this book, you’ll have the skills to craft, test, and deploy web applications confidently and use this powerful stack in your day-to-day projects.

What you will learn

• Build solid and secure applications from scratch
• Discover how to consume and publish npm packages effectively
• Master patterns for refactoring and evolving your applications over time
• Gain a deep understanding of essential web development principles, including HTTP, RESTful API design, JWT, authentication, authorization, and error handling
• Implement robust testing strategies to enhance the quality and reliability of your applications
• Deploy your applications to production environments using Docker and PM2

Who this book is for

This book is for developers eager to learn swiftly and utilize it for web app development. Front-end developers looking to delve into back-end development or become full-stack developers using will also benefit from this book’s comprehensive coverage of topics. Before you get started with this book, you’ll need to be familiar with the basics of coding (JavaScript programming or another language), Git and/or GitHub, and front-end development, as these topics aren’t covered in the book.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to
2. Setting Up the Development Environment
3. JavaScript Fundamentals
4. Asynchronous Programming
5. Core Libraries
6. External Modules and NPM
7. Event-Driven Architecture
8. Testing in
9. Handling HTTP and REST API
10. Building Web Applications with Express
11. Building a Web Application Project from Scratch
12. Data Persistence with MongoDB
13. User Authentication and Authorization with
14. Error Handling in
15. Securing Web Applications
16. Deploying Applications
17. Dockerizing a Application

Number of Pages: 382Dimensions: 0.79 x 9.25 x 7.5 INPublication Date: May 10, 2024