Whatâs in This Book
This book is for developers who want to learn how to write asynchronous JavaScript for the server using Node.js. Some prior JavaScript experience will help, but you donât have to be an expert.
Chapter 1, âGetting Startedâ, introduces the Node.js event loop, explaining how it empowers Node to be highly parallel and single-threaded at the same time. This chapter also outlines the five aspects of Node.js development that frame each subsequent chapter and has some brief instructions on getting Node installed on your machine.
The remaining chapters each deal with a specific practical programming area.
Wrangling the File System
In Chapter 2, âWrangling the File Systemâ, weâll get our first look at writing Node.js programs. ...
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