Web Development with Node and Express: Leveraging the JavaScript Stack

Build dynamic web applications with Express, a key component of the Node/JavaScript development stack. In this updated edition, author Ethan Brown teaches you Express fundamentals by walking you through the development of an example application. This hands-on guide covers everything from server-side rendering to API development suitable for use in single-page apps (SPAs). Express strikes a balance between a robust framework and no framework at all, allowing you a free hand in your architecture choices. Frontend and backend engineers familiar with JavaScript will also learn best practices for building multipage and hybrid web apps with Express. Pick up this book and discover new ways to look at web development. Create a templating system for rendering dynamic data Dive into request and response objects, middleware, and URL routing Simulate a production environment for testing Persist data in document databases with MongoDB and relational databases with PostgreSQL Make your resources available to other programs with APIs Build secure apps with authentication, authorization, and HTTPS Integrate with social media, geolocation, and more Implement a plan for launching and maintaining your app Learn critical debugging skills

Author:

Ethan Brown

Publisher:

O'Reilly Media

Publication Date:

November 26, 2019

Number of pages:

346 pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Paperback

ISBN-10:

1492053511

ISBN-13:

9781492053514