Search icon CANCEL
Subscription
0
Cart icon
Your Cart (0 item)
Close icon
You have no products in your basket yet
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Node.js Web Development

You're reading from   Node.js Web Development Server-side web development made easy with Node 14 using practical examples

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838987572
Length 760 pages
Edition 5th Edition
Languages
Tools
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
David Herron David Herron
Author Profile Icon David Herron
David Herron
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction to Node.js
2. About Node.js FREE CHAPTER 3. Setting Up Node.js 4. Exploring Node.js Modules 5. HTTP Servers and Clients 6. Section 2: Developing the Express Application
7. Your First Express Application 8. Implementing the Mobile-First Paradigm 9. Data Storage and Retrieval 10. Authenticating Users with a Microservice 11. Dynamic Client/Server Interaction with Socket.IO 12. Section 3: Deployment
13. Deploying Node.js Applications to Linux Servers 14. Deploying Node.js Microservices with Docker 15. Deploying a Docker Swarm to AWS EC2 with Terraform 16. Unit Testing and Functional Testing 17. Security in Node.js Applications 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Learning the mobile-first paradigm theory

Mobile devices have a smaller screen, are generally touch-oriented, and have different user experience expectations than a desktop computer.

To accommodate smaller screens, we use responsive web design techniques. This means designing the application to accommodate the screen size and ensuring websites provide optimal viewing and interaction across a wide range of devices. Techniques include changing font sizes, rearranging elements on the screen, using collapsible elements that open when touched, and resizing images or videos to fit available space. This is called responsive because the application responds to device characteristics by making these changes.

By mobile-first, we mean that you design the application to work well on a mobile device first, and then move on to devices with larger screens. It's about prioritizing mobile devices first.

The primary technique is using media queries in stylesheets to detect device characteristics....

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime
Banner background image