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Summary
Node.js in Action, Second Edition is a thoroughly revised book based on the best-selling first edition. It starts at square one and guides you through all the features, techniques, and concepts you´ll need to build production-quality Node applications.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Technology
You already know JavaScript. The trick to mastering Node.js is learning how to build applications that fully exploit its powerful asynchronous event handling and non-blocking I/O features. The Node server radically simplifies event-driven real-time apps like chat, games, and live data analytics, and with its incredibly rich ecosystem of modules, tools, and libraries, it´s hard to beat!
About the Book
Based on the bestselling first edition, Node.js in Action, Second Edition is a completely new book. Packed with practical examples, it teaches you how to create high-performance web servers using JavaScript and Node. You´ll master key design concepts such as asynchronous programming, state management, and event-driven programming. And you´ll learn to put together MVC servers using Express and Connect, design web APIs, and set up the perfect production environment to build, lint, and test.
What´s Inside
Mastering non-blocking I/O
The Node event loop
Testing and deploying
Web application templating
About the Reader
Written for web developers with intermediate JavaScript skills.
About the Authors
The Second Edition author team includes Node masters Alex Young, Bradley Meck, Mike Cantelon, and Tim Oxley, along with original authors Marc Harter, T.J. Holowaychuk, and Nathan Rajlich.
Table of contents
PART 1 - WELCOME TO NODE
Welcome to Node.js
Node programming fundamentals
What is a Node web application?
PART 2 - WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH NODE
Front-end build systems
Server-side frameworks
Connect and Express in depth
Web application templating
Storing application data
Testing Node applications
Deploying Node applications and maintaining uptime
PART 3 - BEYOND WEB DEVELOPMENT
Writing command-line applications
Conquering the desktop with Electron