Jump Start Node. js Get up to Speed with Node. js in a Weekend

Name: Jump Start Node. js Get up to Speed with Node. js in a Weekend
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ISBN: 9780987332103

ISBN-10: 0987332104

ISBN-13: 9780987332103

Edition: 2012

Authors: Don Nguyen

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This short book provides readers with a fun, breezy and yet practical introduction to Node.js, a language designed from the ground up for writing real time, scalable Internet applications. It's not intended to be a comprehensive guide or an in-depth programming tutorial, but will give you a good grounding in the language, outline what you need to get going, including installing all necessary software, and give you the confidence to start experimenting on your own. The book should be built around a real-life example project: a stock market price monitoring application. It's a fun and easily understandable project that is used to demonstrate the concepts outlined in the book in a practical…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: SitePoint Pty, Limited
Publication date: 12/18/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Who Should Read This Book


What's in This Book


Where to Find Help


The SitePoint Forums


The Book's Website


The SitePoint Newsletters


Your Feedback


Friends of SitePoint


Online Quiz


Acknowledgments


Conventions Used in This Book


Code Samples


Tips, Notes, and Warnings



Coming to a Server Near You


Why Node.js?


Strengths and Weaknesses


In the Beginning


Installation


Assembling the Pieces


A Basic Form


The Database


Summary



Let's Get Functional


Introduction


Always be Testing


Building the Exchange


The Heart of the Engine


The Meat of the Problem


The Logical Core


A Little More Action


What about the real thing?


Summary



Persistence Pays


Why MongoDB?


Installation


Choosing the Driver


A Quick Test


Creating the Wrapper


Finding Data


Inserting Data


Storing the Data


Before Express


Building an API


Charting the Result


Summary



Beautifying with Bootstrap


Introduction


Sign Up, Sign In


A New User


There Can be Only One


Authentication


A Basic Portfolio


Bootstrap Widgets


Password Protection


Summary



The Real-time Web


Let's Chat


Chat Tab Connecting Express with Socket.10


Client Chat Code


Who has joined?


Let Them Speak


Who's online?


Real-time Trades


Trades on the Client


Forms Begone


Summary



Backbone


Models, Views, Controllers, and Backbone.js


Sneak Preview


Client Filtering


A Backbone Model


From Model to View


Client Filters


Real-time Trades


Loading Trade Data


Your Very Own Market


Summary



Production


Development versus Production


404 Not Found


Hosting Options


Run It Forever


Summary


Further Resources


Index