The Node Beginner & Craftsman Bundle
The Node Beginner & Craftsman Bundle
About the Bundle
Combining The Node Beginner Book and its follow-up, The Node Craftsman Book, this bundle provides you with all the information you need to fully master server-side JavaScript development with Node.js on over 220 pages.
Aimed at developers coming from other server-side programming languages like Ruby, PHP, Python, Perl or Java, these books answer the following questions:
- What exactly is Node.js, and how does it work?
- What is the programming model behind Node.js?
- How do you handle file uploads with Node.js?
- How can you connect to a database like MongoDB or MySQL from your Node.js application?
- How do you write unit tests and end-to-end tests for your code?
- How do you leverage migrations for setting up a continuous deployment workflow?
- How does the Node Package Manager, NPM, work in detail?
- How does object-orientation actually work in JavaScript?
- How do you keep your code fast and efficient by leveraging asynchronous and non-blocking operations?
- How do you use and create event emitters?
- How do you write full-fledged web applications using REST frameworks?
- How do you integrate Node.js with AngularJS?
- ...and much more!
Both books explain in detail the what, why, and how of Node.js software development at just the right pace.
About the Books
The Node Beginner Book
A comprehensive Node.js tutorial
The aim of The Node Beginner Book is to get you started with developing applications for Node.js, teaching you everything you need to know about advanced JavaScript along the way on 59 pages.
Praise for The Node Beginner Book:
"This is one of the best tutorials I've read. As a former Java coder, I've always found JavaScript to be a black art, but you have really simplified things with this tutorial."
"I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you for writing such an excellent introduction to node. Your book's explanation is fantastic!"
"This is one of the few beginner articles I made it all the way through because of how well it's written."
Don't feel like buying just yet? Read the first part at www.nodebeginner.org for free!
The Node Craftsman Book
An advanced Node.js tutorial
The aim of The Node Craftsman Book is to help beginning JavaScript programmers who already know how to write basic Node.js applications in mastering JavaScript and Node.js thoroughly.
It is the official sequel to The Node Beginner Book, digging deeper and covering a lot more topics from the world of Node.js and JavaScript development:
- How can you connect to a database like MongoDB or MySQL from your Node.js application?
- How do you write unit tests and end-to-end tests for your code?
- How do you leverage migrations for setting up a continuous deployment workflow?
- How does the Node Package Manager, NPM, work in detail?
- How does object-orientation actually work in JavaScript?
- How do you keep your code fast and efficient by leveraging asynchronous and non-blocking operations?
- How do you use and create event emitters?
- How do you write full-fledged web applications using REST frameworks?
- How do you integrate Node.js with AngularJS?
- ...and much more!
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