Modern Frontend Development with Node.js

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Learning about the Internals of Node.js

For years, being a frontend developer meant writing a bit of HTML and putting some styling with CSS on it. However, since the last decade, this job description barely holds true. In contrast, the majority of frontend work is now done using JavaScript.

Initially used to make cosmetic enhancements to websites (such as the toggling of elements) possible, frontend development is now the glue of the web. Websites are no longer just written in HTML and CSS. Instead, in many cases, web pages are programmed with JavaScript using modern techniques such as dependency management and bundling of resources. The Node.js framework provides an ideal foundation for this movement. It enables developers to use JavaScript ...