Node.js for Beginners: A comprehensive guide to building in-depth, full-featured web applications with Node.js

Node.js for Beginners: A comprehensive guide to building in-depth, full-featured web applications with Node.js
by: Ulises Gascón (Author)
Publisher:Packt Publishing – ebooks Account
Publication Date: 11 Jun. 2024
Language:English
Print Length:412 pages
ISBN-10:1803245174
ISBN-13:9781803245171
Book Description
Build your first production-grade web application from scratch with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, authentication, and testing with the help of expert guidance and step-by-step explanationsKey FeaturesLearn JavaScript, async programming, and event-driven architectures in Node.jsDiscover best practices for secure deployment and testing of Node.js appsBuild a feature-rich web app from scratch using MongoDB, Express.js, and passport.js, including testingPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionNode.js 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. This book takes you on a progressive learning path, starting with the basics and gradually advancing to more intricate topics that will give you the skills needed to leverage Node.js.First, you’ll delve into Node.js fundamentals and refresh your knowledge of JavaScript before transitioning to the development of modern web applications using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. You’ll explore and integrate complex topics such as asynchronous programming, npm libraries, event-driven patterns for HTTP servers, RESTful API, JSON Web Tokens, databases, unit testing, error management, and user management. 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, and guide you through the use of PM2 for efficient process management.By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills to craft, test, and deploy Node.js web applications confidently, and use this powerful stack in your day-to-day projects.What you will learnUnderstand the JavaScript fundamentals, asynchronous programming and event-driven architectures in Node.jsConsume and publish your npm packagesDevelop a fully functional and feature-rich web application in Node.js from scratch using MongoDB, Express.js, and passport.jsGrasp essential web development principles encompassing HTTP, RESTful API design, JWT, authentication, authorization, and error handlingEnhance your applications by implementing solid testingSeamlessly deploy your Node.js application to production using Docker and PM2Who this book is forThis book is for developers eager to learn Node.js swiftly and utilize it for web app development. Frontend developers seeking to delve into backend development, or become full-stack with Node.js, 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 or another language), Git and/or GitHub, and frontend development, as these topics aren’t covered in the book.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Node.jsSetting Up the Development EnvironmentJavaScript FundamentalsAsynchronous ProgrammingNode.js Core librariesExternal Modules and NPMEvent-Driven ArchitectureTestingHandling HTTP and REST APIWorking with DatabasesBuilding Web Applications with Express.jsData Persistence with MongoDBUser Authentication and Authorization with Passport.jsError HandlingSecure Web ApplicationsDeploying Node.js Applications
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Build your first production-grade web application from scratch with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, authentication, and testing with the help of expert guidance and step-by-step explanationsKey FeaturesLearn JavaScript, async programming, and event-driven architectures in Node.jsDiscover best practices for secure deployment and testing of Node.js appsBuild a feature-rich web app from scratch using MongoDB, Express.js, and passport.js, including testingPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionNode.js 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. This book takes you on a progressive learning path, starting with the basics and gradually advancing to more intricate topics that will give you the skills needed to leverage Node.js.First, you’ll delve into Node.js fundamentals and refresh your knowledge of JavaScript before transitioning to the development of modern web applications using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. You’ll explore and integrate complex topics such as asynchronous programming, npm libraries, event-driven patterns for HTTP servers, RESTful API, JSON Web Tokens, databases, unit testing, error management, and user management. 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, and guide you through the use of PM2 for efficient process management.By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills to craft, test, and deploy Node.js web applications confidently, and use this powerful stack in your day-to-day projects.What you will learnUnderstand the JavaScript fundamentals, asynchronous programming and event-driven architectures in Node.jsConsume and publish your npm packagesDevelop a fully functional and feature-rich web application in Node.js from scratch using MongoDB, Express.js, and passport.jsGrasp essential web development principles encompassing HTTP, RESTful API design, JWT, authentication, authorization, and error handlingEnhance your applications by implementing solid testingSeamlessly deploy your Node.js application to production using Docker and PM2Who this book is forThis book is for developers eager to learn Node.js swiftly and utilize it for web app development. Frontend developers seeking to delve into backend development, or become full-stack with Node.js, 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 or another language), Git and/or GitHub, and frontend development, as these topics aren’t covered in the book.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Node.jsSetting Up the Development EnvironmentJavaScript FundamentalsAsynchronous ProgrammingNode.js Core librariesExternal Modules and NPMEvent-Driven ArchitectureTestingHandling HTTP and REST APIWorking with DatabasesBuilding Web Applications with Express.jsData Persistence with MongoDBUser Authentication and Authorization with Passport.jsError HandlingSecure Web ApplicationsDeploying Node.js Applications