Web development with Node and Express : leveraging the JavaScript stack

Build dynamic web applications with Express, a key component of the Node/JavaScript development stack. In this updated edition, author Ethan Brown teaches you Express fundamentals by walking you through the development of an example application. This hands-on guide covers everything from server-side rendering to API development suitable for usein single-page apps (SPAs). Express strikes a balance between a robust framework and no framework at all, allowing you a free hand in your architecture choices. Frontend and backend engineers familiar with JavaScript will also learn best practices for building multipage and hybrid web apps with Express. Pick up this book anddiscover new ways to look at web development. Create a templating system for rendering dynamic data Dive into request and response objects, middleware, and URL routing Simulate a production environment for testing Persist data in document databases with MongoDB and relational databases with PostgreSQL Make your resources available to other programs with APIs Build secure apps with authentication, authorization, and HTTPS Integrate with social media, geolocation, and more Implement a plan for launching and maintaining your app Learn critical debugging skills Foreword......Page 7 The JavaScript Revolution......Page 9 Introducing Express......Page 12 A Brief History of Express......Page 14 Node: A New Kind of Web Server......Page 15 Licensing......Page 18 Conclusion......Page 21 Using the Terminal......Page 22 Editors......Page 24 npm......Page 25 A Simple Web Server with Node......Page 26 Hello World......Page 29 Event-Driven Programming......Page 30 Serving Static Resources......Page 31 Onward to Express......Page 35 Initial Steps......Page 36 The Meadowlark Travel Website......Page 37 Views and Layouts......Page 42 Static Files and Views......Page 48 Dynamic Content in Views......Page 49 Conclusion......Page 50 Version Control......Page 51 How to Use Git with This Book......Page 52 If You’re Following Along by Doing It Yourself......Page 53 npm Packages......Page 56 Project Metadata......Page 60 Node Modules......Page 59 Conclusion......Page 63