With more business being conducted over the internet than ever before, the ability to buy and sell in an online marketplace setting has become a core requirement for many web platforms. In this and the next two chapters, we will utilize the MERN stack technologies to develop an online marketplace application complete with features that enable users to buy and sell.
We will build out everything from simple to advanced features for this application, starting in this chapter with a reiteration of the full-stack development lessons learned in previous chapters to set up a base for the marketplace platform. We will be extending the MERN skeleton application with support for seller accounts and shops with products, to incrementally integrate marketplace functionalities such as product search and suggestions. By the end of this chapter...
