You're reading from Node.js for Beginners A comprehensive guide to building efficient, full-featured web applications with Node.js

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803245171

Length 382 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

Node.js

Concepts

Web Programming

Author (1):

Ulises Gascón

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Node.js Overview and JavaScript Language FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Node.js

3. Chapter 2: Setting Up the Development Environment

4. Chapter 3: JavaScript Fundamentals

5. Chapter 4: Asynchronous Programming

6. Part 2: Node.js Ecosystem and Architecture

7. Chapter 5: Node.js Core Libraries

8. Chapter 6: External Modules and npm

9. Chapter 7: Event-Driven Architecture

10. Chapter 8: Testing in Node.js

11. Part 3: Web Application Fundamentals

12. Chapter 9: Handling HTTP and REST APIs

13. Chapter 10: Building Web Applications with Express

14. Part 4: Building Solid Web Applications with Node.js

15. Chapter 11: Building a Web Application Project from Scratch

16. Chapter 12: Data Persistence with MongoDB

17. Chapter 13: User Authentication and Authorization with Passport.js

18. Chapter 14: Error Handling in Node.js

19. Chapter 15: Securing Web Applications

20. Part 5: Mastering Node.js Deployment and Portability

21. Chapter 16: Deploying Node.js Applications

22. Chapter 17: Dockerizing a Node.js Application

23. Index

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Setting Up the Development Environment

To use Node.js, we first need to prepare our development environment. In this chapter, we will cover the details of how to install Node.js and check that everything is working as expected, so we can execute JavaScript and Node.js.

Node.js is one of the most simple and easy-to-install software, so we will not spend too much time on this topic. However, we will cover some important details that you need to know in order to be able to work with Node.js in any environment.

To sum up, here are the main topics that we will explore in this chapter:

Installing Node.js in any environment
Managing Node.js versions
Using Chrome DevTools and the Node.js REPL to interact with JavaScript and Node.js.

In this chapter, you will learn how to properly set up Node.js in any environment, such as Windows, Linux, or macOS. This knowledge will also be applicable when you deploy your projects to the cloud or a specific device.

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