Table of Contents

• • What Readers Say
  • Rapid Prototyping with JS on the Internet
  • Acknowledgment
  • Introduction
    • Why RPJS?
    • What to Expect
    • Who This Book is For
    • What This Book is Not
    • Prerequisites
    • How to Use the Book
    • Examples
    • Notation
    • Terms
  • About the Author
• I Quick Start
  • 1 Basics
    • 1.1 Front-End Definitions
      • 1.1.1 Bigger Picture
      • 1.1.2 HyperText Markup Language
      • 1.1.3 Cascading Style Sheets
      • 1.1.4 JavaScript
    • 1.2 Agile Methodologies
      • 1.2.1 Scrum
      • 1.2.2 Test-Driven Development
      • 1.2.3 Continuous Deployment and Integration
      • 1.2.4 Pair Programming
    • 1.3 Back-End Definitions
      • 1.3.1 Node.js
      • 1.3.2 NoSQL and MongoDB
      • 1.3.3 Cloud Computing
      • 1.3.4 HTTP Requests and Responses
      • 1.3.5 RESTful API
  • 2 Setup
    • 2.1 Local Setup
      • 2.1.1 Development Folder
      • 2.1.2 Browsers
      • 2.1.3 IDEs and Text Editors
      • 2.1.4 Version Control Systems
      • 2.1.5 Local HTTP Servers
      • 2.1.6 Database: MongoDB
      • 2.1.7 Other Components
        • 2.1.7.1 Node.js Installation
        • 2.1.7.2 JS Libraries
        • 2.1.7.3 LESS App
    • 2.2 Cloud Setup
      • 2.2.1 SSH Keys
      • 2.2.2 GitHub
      • 2.2.3 Windows Azure
      • 2.2.4 Heroku
      • 2.2.5 Cloud9
• II Front-End Prototyping
  • 3 jQuery and Parse.com
    • 3.1 Definitions
      • 3.1.1 JavaScript Object Notation
      • 3.1.2 AJAX
      • 3.1.3 Cross-Domain Calls
    • 3.2 jQuery
    • 3.3 Twitter Bootstrap
    • 3.4 LESS
      • 3.4.1 Variables
      • 3.4.2 Mixins
      • 3.4.3 Operations
    • 3.5 Example of using third-party API (Twitter) and jQuery
    • 3.6 Parse.com
    • 3.7 Chat with Parse.com Overview
    • 3.8 Chat with Parse.com: REST API and jQuery version
    • 3.9 Pushing to GitHub
    • 3.10 Deployment to Windows Azure
    • 3.11 Deployment to Heroku
    • 3.12 Updating and Deleting of Messages
  • 4 Intro to Backbone.js
    • 4.1 Setting up Backbone.js App from Scratch
      • 4.1.1 Dependencies
    • 4.2 Working with Collections
    • 4.3 Event Binding
    • 4.4 Views and Subviews with Underscore.js
    • 4.5 Refactoring
    • 4.6 AMD and Require.js for Development
    • 4.7 Require.js for Production
    • 4.8 Super Simple Backbone Starter Kit
  • 5 Backbone.js and Parse.com
    • 5.1 Chat with Parse.com: JavaScript SDK and Backbone.js version
    • 5.2 Deploying Chat to PaaS
    • 5.3 Enhancing Chat
• III Back-End Prototyping
  • 6 Node.js and MongoDB
    • 6.1 Node.js
      • 6.1.1 Building “Hello World” in Node.js
      • 6.1.2 Node.js Core Modules
      • 6.1.3 Node Package Manager
      • 6.1.4 Deploying “Hello World” to PaaS
      • 6.1.5 Deploying to Windows Azure
      • 6.1.6 Deploying to Heroku
    • 6.2 Chat: Run-Time Memory Version
    • 6.3 Test Case for Chat
    • 6.4 MongoDB
      • 6.4.1 MongoDB Shell
      • 6.4.2 MongoDB Native Driver
      • 6.4.3 MongoDB on Heroku: MongoHQ
      • 6.4.4 BSON
    • 6.5 Chat: MongoDB Version
  • 7 Putting It All Together
    • 7.1 Different Domain Deployment
    • 7.2 Changing Endpoints
    • 7.3 Chat Application
    • 7.4 Deployment
    • 7.5 Same Domain Deployment
  • 8 BONUS: Webapplog Articles
    • 8.1 Asynchronicity in Node
      • 8.1.1 Non-Blocking I/O
      • 8.1.2 Asynchronous Way of Coding
    • 8.2 MongoDB Migration with Monk
    • 8.3 TDD in Node.js with Mocha
      • 8.3.1 Who Needs Test-Driven Development?
      • 8.3.2 Quick Start Guide
    • 8.4 Wintersmith — Static Site Generator
      • 8.4.1 Getting Started with Wintersmith
      • 8.4.2 Other Static Site Generators
    • 8.5 Intro to Express.js: Simple REST API app with Monk and MongoDB
      • 8.5.1 REST API app with Express.js and Monk
    • 8.6 Intro to Express.js: Parameters, Error Handling and Other Middleware
      • 8.6.1 Request Handlers
      • 8.6.2 Parameters Middleware
      • 8.6.3 Error Handling
      • 8.6.4 Other Middleware
      • 8.6.5 Abstraction
    • 8.7 JSON REST API server with Node.js and MongoDB using Mongoskin and Express.js
      • 8.7.1 Test Coverage
      • 8.7.2 Dependencies
      • 8.7.3 Implementation
      • 8.7.4 Conclusion
    • 8.8 Node.js MVC: Express.js + Derby Hello World Tutorial
      • 8.8.1 Node MVC Framework
      • 8.8.2 Derby Installation
      • 8.8.3 File Structure
      • 8.8.4 Dependencies
      • 8.8.5 Views
      • 8.8.6 Main Server
      • 8.8.7 Derby Application
      • 8.8.8 Launching Hello World App
      • 8.8.9 Passing Values to Back-End
  • Conclusion and Further Reading
    • Conclusion
    • Further Reading
      • JavaScript resources and free ebooks
      • JavaScript books
      • Node.js resources and free ebooks
      • Node.js books
      • Interactive online classes and courses
      • Startup books and blogs