June 2013
Beginner
304 pages
8h 17m
English
book
Learning Node.js: A Hands-On Guide to Building Web Applications in JavaScript
by Marc Wandschneider
Overview
Learning Node.js
A Hands-On Guide to Building Web Applications in JavaScript
Node.js makes it far easier to create fast, compact, and reliable web/network applications and web servers, and is rapidly becoming indispensable to modern web developers.
Learning Node.js brings together the knowledge and JavaScript code you need to build master the Node.js platform and build server-side applications with extraordinary speed and scalability.
You’ll start by installing and running Node.js, understanding the extensions it uses, and quickly writing your first app. Next, building on the basics, you’ll write more capable application servers and extend them with today’s most powerful Node.js tools and modules. Finally, you’ll discover today’s best practices for testing, running Node.js code on production servers, and writing command-line utilities.
Throughout the book, author Marc Wandschneider teaches by walking you line-by-line through carefully crafted examples, demonstrating proven techniques for creating highly efficient applications and servers.
Build Node.js solutions that leverage your current JavaScript skills
Master Node.js nonblocking IO and async programming
Handle more requests and increase your application’s flexibility
Use and write your own modules
Perform common JSON/web server tasks
Use browsers to generate pages on the fly via Ajax calls and template libraries
Simplify development with the express framework
Create database back-ends using popular NoSQL and relational databases
Deploy and run Node.js apps on Unix/OS X or Windows servers
Take advantage of multiprocessor hardware
Support virtual hosts and SSL/HTTPS security
Test Node.js programs that mix synchronous, async, and RESTful server API functionality
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