The Node Craftsman Book
by Manuel Kiessling /
2017 / English / AZW3
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Key Features
This book will help readers to dive deeper into software development with Node.js and JavaScript
Takes a craftsman approach to Node.js and object-orientation and test-driven development
Crafts many of the small details of Node.js and through to fully-fledged web applications with REST
Book Description
The Node Craftsman Book helps JavaScript programmers with basic Node.js knowledge to now thoroughly master Node.js and JavaScript. This book dives you deeper into the craft of software development with Node.js and JavaScript, incuding object-orientation, test-driven development, database handling, web frameworks, and much more.
The Node Craftsman Book shows you how to work with Node.js and how to think deeply about how you build your Node projects. You'll master how to build a complete Node.js application across six crafting milestones, and you'll learn many specific skills to achieve that mastery. These skills include how to work with the Node Package Manager in depth, how to connect your Node applications to databases, and how to write unit tests and end-to-end tests for your code. You'll experience the full Node.js development picture, and learn how to craft and control your Node.js applications - right through to fully-fledged web applications using REST, and integration with Angular applications.
What you will learn
How to connect to databases like MongoDB and MySQL from your Node.js application
How to unit tests and end-to-end tests for your code
When and how to leverage migrations for setting up a continuous deployment workflow
Detailed insight into how the Node Package Manager, NPM works
How object-orientation actually works in JavaScript
Ways to keep your code fast and efficient using asynchronous and non-blocking operations
How to use and create event emitters
How to use REST frameworks to write full-fledged web applications
How to integrate Node.js with Angular
About the Author
Manuel Kiessling is a software developer and IT manager living in Cologne, Germany. He's interested in Behaviour- and Test-Driven Development and Agile practices. Manuel has authored many successful books including The Node Beginner Book, and Beginning Mobile App Development with React Native.
Table of Contents
Working with NPM and Packages
Test-driven Node.js Development
Object-oriented JavaScript
Synchronous and Asynchronous Operations Explained
Using and Creating Event Emitters
Optimizing Code Performance and Control Flow Management Using the Async Library
Node.js and MySQL
Node.js and MongoDB
Milestone 1 – A First Passing Test against the Server
Milestone 2 – The API Responds with Actual Database Content
Milestone 3 – Setting the Stage for a Continuous Delivery Workflow
Milestone 4 – Giving Users a Frontend
Milestone 5 – More Work on the Backend
Milestone 6 – Completing the Backend and Finalizing the Application