Node.js for Beginners: A comprehensive guide to building efficient, full-featured web applications with Node.js

Build your first production-grade web application from scratch using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, authentication, and testing with the help of expert guidance and step-by-step explanations

Key Features
Learn JavaScript, async programming, and event-driven architectures in Node.js
Discover best practices for secure deployment and testing of Node.js apps
Build a feature-rich web app from scratch using MongoDB, Express.js, and passport.js, including testing
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Book Description
Node.js is a runtime environment that revolutionizes server-side JavaScript development and combines high performance, a unified language stack, a rich ecosystem of packages, and scalability, empowering developers to build efficient, scalable, and versatile applications across a range of use cases. Node.js for Beginners takes you on a progressive learning path, starting with the basics and gradually advancing to complex topics that will give you the skills needed to leverage Node.js.

First, you’ll delve into Node.js fundamentals and refresh your knowledge of JavaScript before transitioning to the development of modern web applications using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. You’ll explore and get hands-on with complex topics such as asynchronous programming, npm libraries, event-driven patterns for HTTP servers, RESTful API, JSON Web Tokens, and more. The final chapters will guide you through the deployment process, offering insights into various strategies, including bare metal setups, virtual machines, and containerization with Docker. You’ll also be guided through the use of Process Manager 2 (PM2) for efficient process management.

By the end of this Node.js book, you'll have the skills to craft, test, and deploy Node.js web applications confidently and use this powerful stack in your day-to-day projects.

What you will learn
Build solid and secure Node.js applications from scratch
Discover how to consume and publish npm packages effectively
Master patterns for refactoring and evolving your applications over time
Gain a deep understanding of essential web development principles, including HTTP, RESTful API design, JWT, authentication, authorization, and error handling
Implement robust testing strategies to enhance the quality and reliability of your applications
Deploy your Node.js applications to production environments using Docker and PM2
Who this book is for
This book is for developers eager to learn Node.js swiftly and utilize it for web app development. Front-end developers looking to delve into back-end development or become full-stack developers using Node.js will also benefit from this book’s comprehensive coverage of topics. Before you get started with this book, you’ll need to be familiar with the basics of coding (JavaScript programming or another language), Git and/or GitHub, and front-end development, as these topics aren’t covered in the book.

Table of Contents
Introduction to Node.js
Setting Up the Development Environment
JavaScript Fundamentals
Asynchronous Programming
Node.js Core Libraries
External Modules and NPM
Event-Driven Architecture
Testing in Node.js
Handling HTTP and REST API
Building Web Applications with Express
Building a Web Application Project from Scratch
Data Persistence with MongoDB
User Authentication and Authorization with Passport.js
Error Handling in Node.js
Securing Web Applications
Deploying Node.js Applications
Dockerizing a Node.js Application