Node.js Web Development - Third Edition: Create real-time server-side applications with this practical, step-by-step guide (English Edition)

Create real-time server-side applications with this practical, step-by-step guide
Key Features

Learn about server-side JavaScript with Node.js and Node modules through the most up-to-date book on Node.js web development

Understand website development both with and without the Connect/Express web application framework

Develop both HTTP server and client applications





Book Description

Node.js is a server-side JavaScript platform using an event driven, non-blocking I/O model allowing users to build fast and scalable data-intensive applications running in real time. Node.js Web Development shows JavaScript is not just for browser-side applications. It can be used for server-side web application development, real-time applications, microservices, and much more.

This book gives you an excellent starting point, bringing you straight to the heart of developing web applications with Node.js. You will progress from a rudimentary knowledge of JavaScript and server-side development to being able to create and maintain your own Node.js application. With this book you'll learn how to use the HTTP Server and Client objects, data storage with both SQL and MongoDB databases, real-time applications with Socket.IO, mobile-first theming with Bootstrap, microservice deployment with Docker, authenticating against third-party services using OAuth, and much more.

What you will learn


Install and use Node.js for both development and deployment

Use the Express application framework

Configure Bootstrap for mobile-first theming

Use data storage engines such as MySQL, SQLITE3, and MongoDB

Understand user authentication methods, including OAuth, with third-party services

Deploy Node.js to live servers, including microservice development with Docker

Perform unit testing with Mocha

Perform functional testing of the web application with CasperJS