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Node.js Web Development

You're reading from   Node.js Web Development Create real-time server-side applications with this practical, step-by-step guide

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785881503
Length 376 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Preface 1. About Node.js FREE CHAPTER 2. Setting up Node.js 3. Node.js Modules 4. HTTP Servers and Clients – A Web Application's First Steps 5. Your First Express Application 6. Implementing the Mobile-First Paradigm 7. Data Storage and Retrieval 8. Multiuser Authentication the Microservice Way 9. Dynamic Interaction between Client and Server with Socket.IO 10. Deploying Node.js Applications 11. Unit Testing Index

Mobile-first paradigm


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

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

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

The primary technique is to use media...

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