Node.js Blueprints : develop stunning web and desktop applications with the definitive Node.js / Krasimir Tsonev ; Svetlana Mircheva-Tsoneva, cover image.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

T͡Sonev, Krasimir, author.

Contributor:

Mircheva-Tsoneva, Svetlana, cover designer.

Series:

Community experience distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

JavaScript (Computer program language).

Web site development.

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A straightforward, practical guide containing step-by-step tutorials that will push your Node.js programming skills to the next level. If you are a web developer with experience in writing client-side JavaScript and want to discover the fascinating world of Node.js to develop fast and efficient web and desktop applications, then this book is for you.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Common Programming Paradigms; Node.js fundamentals; Organizing your code logic in modules; Building a car construction application; Using the car's engine; Understanding inter-module communication; Asynchronous programming; Exploring middleware architecture; Composition versus inheritance; Managing dependencies; Summary; Chapter 2: Developing a Basic Site with Node.js and Express; Getting acquainted with Express; Installing Express; Using package.json

Using a command-line toolManaging routes; Handling dynamic URLs and the HTML forms; Returning a response; The example-logging system; Summary; Chapter 3: Writing a Blog Application with Node.js and AngularJS; Exploring AngularJS; Bootstrapping AngularJS applications; Using directives and controllers; Data binding; Encapsulating logic with modules; Preparing data with filters; Dependency injection; The model in the context of AngularJS; Final words on AngularJS; Selecting and initializing the database; Using NoSQL with MongoDB; Using MySQL; Developing the client side with Angular

Implementing a control panelSummary; Chapter 4: Developing a Chat with Socket.IO; Exploring WebSockets and Socket.IO; Understanding the basic application structure; Running the server; Adding Socket.IO; Writing the client side of the chat; Preparing the HTML markup; Writing the chat logic; Implementing user-to-user communication; Changing the server part; Making changes in the frontend of the chat; Summary; Chapter 5: Creating a To-do Application with Backbone.js; Exploring the Backbone.js framework; Recognizing the framework dependency; Extending the functionality

Understanding Backbone.js as an event-driven frameworkUsing models; Using collections; Implementing views; Using the router; Talking with the backend; Writing the backend part of the application; Running the Node.js server; Managing the to-do lists; Writing the frontend part; Looking into the base of the application; Listing the to-do activities; Adding, deleting, and editing the to-do lists; Summary; Chapter 6: Using Node.js as a Command-line Tool; Exploring the required modules; Planning the application; Obtaining images from a folder; Authorizing the Flickr protocol

Obtaining your application's Key and SecretWriting into the Flickr.js module; Running our application tool; Uploading the images; Summary; Chapter 7: Showing a Social Feed with Ember.js; Preparing the application; Running the server and delivering the assets; Getting tweets based on a user handle; Discovering Ember.js; Knowing the dependencies of Ember.js; Understanding Ember.js; Exploring classes and objects in Ember.js; Computed properties; Router; Views and templates; Models; Controllers; Writing the Ember.js part; Defining the templates; Defining the routes

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Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 3, 2014).

ISBN:

9781783287345

1783287349

OCLC:

881568223