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Developing Node.js Applications on IBM Cloud
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Developing Node.js Applications on IBM Cloud

by Ahmed Azraq, Mohamed Ewies, Ahmed S. Hassan
December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
134 pages
3h
English
IBM Redbooks

Overview

Abstract

This IBM® Redbooks® publication explains how to create various applications based on Node.js, and deploy and run them on IBM Cloud. This book includes the following exercises:


  • Develop a Hello World application in Node.js on IBM Cloud.

  • Use asynchronous callback to call an external service.

  • Create an Express application.

  • Build a rich front-end application by using React and ES6.


  • During these exercises, you will perform these tasks:


  • Create an IBM SDK for Node.js application.

  • Write your first Node.js application.

  • Deploy an IBM SDK for Node.js application on an IBM Cloud account.

  • Create a Node.js module and use it in your code.

  • Understand asynchronous callbacks and know how to use it to call an external service.

  • Understand IBM Watson™ Language Translator service.

  • Create a Hello World Express application.

  • Create a simple HTML view for your application.

  • Understand Express routing.

  • Use third-party modules in Node.js.

  • Understand IBM Watson® Natural Language Understanding service.

  • Use a Git repository on IBM Cloud DevOps services.

  • Understand Delivery Pipeline.

  • Understand how to clone an IBM Cloud application.

  • Use React to create interactive web pages.

  • Understand the following concepts of ES6: Classes, arrow functions, and promises.


  • This book is for beginner and experienced developers who want to start coding Node.js applications on IBM Cloud.

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