JavaScript is at the fingertips of every frontend web developer, making it a very popular programming language, so much so that it is stereotyped as being for client-side code in web pages. The chances are that, having picked up this book, you've heard of Node.js, a programming platform for coding in JavaScript outside web browsers. Now about ten years old, Node.js is becoming a mature programming platform that's widely used in projects both big and small.

This book will give you an introduction to Node.js. By the end of this book, you will have learned about the complete lifecycle of developing server-side web applications using Node.js, from concept to deployment and security. In writing this book, we have presumed the following:

You already know how to write software.
You are familiar with JavaScript.
You know something about developing web applications in other languages.

When we evaluate a new programming tool, do we latch on because it's the popular new tool? Maybe some of us do that, but the mature approach is to weigh one tool against another. That's what this chapter is about, presenting the technical rationale for using Node.js. Before getting to the code, we must consider what Node.js is and how it fits in the overall marketplace of software development tools. Then we will dive right into developing working applications and recognize that often the best way to learn is by rummaging around in working code.

We will cover the following topics in this chapter:

An introduction to Node.js
What you can do with Node.js
Why you should use Node.js
The architecture of Node.js

Performance, utilization, and scalability with Node.js
Node.js, microservice architecture, and testing
Implementing the twelve-factor app model with Node.js

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Shrek D Sep 24, 2020

The book covers good ground and is easy to grasp. I did not really need to jump between the book and google to catch up wondering "what the author did there" which is generally the case in such books. It has been well written and would definitely get you up to speed with server side developer. I can now understand their lingo. The book gave me a clear perspective and also helped me with scalability. The project steps seem easy to follow and it works. Testing the application was pretty insightful from the author of the book.

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Bilal Arain Aug 07, 2023

Thanks, the book is fresh.

Nick Sep 15, 2020

The author has explained everything very clearly with robust examples. It is great for beginners as well.The book is very well structured and is easy to follow along. It guides the reader very efficiently in building and deploying a web app.

Julie Oct 23, 2022

Hi! I am fine with the book but as its almost 2023 I wonder if 6th edition on the way or it makes no sense to wait for it?

Johnathan W. Dec 28, 2020

This book is great. I had some knowledge about full-stack JavaScript, but this book has already taught me a lot. I wouldn’t say that this book is for a complete beginner to software development (coding), but it’s definitely good if you need to deepen your understanding of JavaScript, or if you’re interested in getting started with JavaScript from another backend language like Python, C#, Ruby, etc.

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