To get the most out of this book

1. You must be familiar with at least the basic principles of one code language. Don't worry if you don't have any professional experience since this book will guide you step by step through each chapter to get the most out of it.
2. We recommend that you start using any Unix-based operative system (Ubuntu, Debian, and macOS). This is because it is more flexible and easy to execute tasks on Terminal.
3. You will need a lot of patience. No one is born with knowledge, so never give up if one concept or example is not clear at the first go.
4. You will also need a lot of practice. It's impossible to cover all the real-world scenarios in a book, so we recommend that you go three steps ahead and modify the examples, add additional features, and research a lot.

Download the example code files

You can download the example code files for this book from your account at www.packtpub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit www.packtpub.com/support and register to have the files emailed directly to you.

You can download the code files by following these steps:

1. Log in or register at www.packtpub.com.
2. Select the SUPPORT tab.
3. Click on Code Downloads & Errata.
4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latest version of:

• WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
• Zipeg/iZip/UnRarX for Mac
• 7-Zip/PeaZip for Linux

The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-Full-Stack-Web-Development-with-Aurelia. In case there's an update to the code, it will be updated on the existing GitHub repository.

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

 

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "The source code will be generated in the src/resources/{type} folder depending on the type you selected."

A block of code is set as follows:

function sum(numberA, numberB){
    return numberA + numberB
}
sum(4,5) //9
sum(5,2) //7
sum(sum(5,1),9) //15

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

class Example {
    static returnMessage(){
        return 'From static method'
    }
}
let staticMessage = Example.returnMessage() // From static method

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

cd my-app
au run --watch --env prod

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Create a New item, which requires admin."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.