Node for Front-End Developers

By Garann Means

Subjects: Authoring programs, COMPUTERS, Client/server computing, Computer programs, JavaScript (Computer program language), Web, Web sites, Javascript (computer program language), Online social networks, Node, Social Networking, Computer science, Web site development, Webometrics, Information visualization

Description: If you know how to use JavaScript in the browser, you already have the skills you need to put JavaScript to work on back-end servers with Node. This hands-on book shows you how to use this popular JavaScript platform to create simple server applications, communicate with the client, build dynamic pages, work with data, and tackle other tasks. Although Node has a complete library of developer-contributed modules to automate server-side development, this book will show you how to program with Node on your own, so you truly understand the platform. Discover firsthand how well Node works as a web s.