About the Book
Over 60 high-quality recipes covering debugging, security, performance, microservices, web frameworks, databases, deployment and more; rewritten for Node.js 8, Node.js 6, and Node.js 4
Key Features
Actionable recipes across the full spectrum of Node.js development
Cutting edge techniques and tools for measuring and improving performance
Best practices for creating readily-scalable production systems
Book DescriptionToday's web demands efficient real-time applications and scalability. Asynchronous event-driven programming is ideal for this, and this is where Node.js comes in. Server-side JavaScript has been here since the 90s, but Node got it right.
With Node for tooling and server-side logic, and a browser-based client-side UI, everything is JavaScript. This leads to rapid, fluid development cycles. The full-stack, single language experience means less context-switching between languages for developers, architects and whole teams.
This book shows you how to build fast, efficient, and scalable client-server solutions using the latest versions of Node.
The book begins with debugging tips and tricks of the trade, and how to write your own modules. Then you'll learn the fundamentals of streams in Node.js, discover I/O control, and how to implement the different web protocols.
You'll find recipes for integrating databases such as MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, Postgres, Redis, and LevelDB. We also cover the options for building web application with Express, Hapi and Koa.
You will then learn about security essentials in Node.js and advanced optimization tools and techniques.
By the end of the book you will have acquired the level of expertise to build production-ready and scalable Node.js systems.
The techniques and skills you will learn in this book are based on the best practices developed by nearForm, one of the leaders in Node implementations, who supported the work of the authors on this book.What you will learn
Debug Node.js programs
Write and publish your own Node.js modules
Detailed coverage of Node.js core API's
Use web frameworks such as Express, Hapi and Koa for accelerated web application development
Apply Node.js streams for low-footprint data processing
Fast-track performance knowledge and optimization abilities
Persistence strategies, including database integrations with MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, Postgres, Redis, and LevelDB
Apply critical, essential security concepts
Use Node with best-of-breed deployment technologies: Docker, Kubernetes and AWS
Who this book is forIf you have good knowledge of JavaScript and want to build fast, efficient, scalable client-server solutions, then this book is for you. Some experience with Node.js is assumed to get the most out of this book. If working from a beginner level Node Cookbook 2nd Edition is recommended as a primer for Node Cookbook 3rd Edition.
Table of Contents:
Table of Contents- DEBUGGING SYSTEMS
- WRITING MODULES
- COORDINATING I/O
- USING STREAMS
- WIELDING WEB PROTOCOLS
- PERSISTING TO DATABASES
- WORKING WITH WEB FRAMEWORKS
- DEALING WITH SECURITY
- OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE
- BUILDING MICROSERVICES SYSTEMS
- DEPLOYING SYSTEMS
About the Author :
Matteo Collina is the co-founder and CTO of Platformatic who has the goal of removing all friction from backend development. He is also a prolific open source author in the JavaScript ecosystem, and the modules he maintains are downloaded more than 17 billion times a year. Previously, he was the chief software architect at NearForm, the best professional services company in the JavaScript ecosystem. In 2014, he defended his Ph.D. thesis titled Application Platforms for the Internet of Things. Matteo is a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee, focusing on streams, diagnostics, and HTTP. He is also the author of the fast logger, Pino, and the Fastify web framework. Matteo is a renowned international speaker after more than 60 conferences, including OpenJS World, Node.js Interactive, NodeConf.eu, NodeSummit, JSConf.Asia, WebRebels, and JsDay, to name just a few. Since August 2023, he also serves as a community director on the OpenJS Foundation. In the summer, he loves sailing the Sirocco. David Mark Clements is a principal architect with nearForm, specializing in Node, frontend web, and JavaScript performance. He assists multinationals and start-ups alike with architecture planning, creating and leading development teams, innovation projects, internal evangelism, training, and deep dive consultancy on all aspects of live systems (architecture, performance, infrastructure, and deployment). David is also an avid open source enthusiast, and regularly speaks at various JavaScript and web conferences. Node.js became a core component of his toolset (since version 0.4) due to its versatility, vast ecosystem, and the cognitive ease that comes with full-stack JavaScript. Being primarily self-taught, David Mark Clements has a potent curiosity that typically drives him to approach problems with a unique perspective. Peter Elger is the CTO at nearForm, a consultancy specializing in enterprise digital transformation using the Node.js platform.Formerly a physicist working on the JET nuclear fusion research project, Peter has worked across several industry verticals, including disaster recovery, telecommunications, and social media. Peter has been the cofounder and CTO of two companies prior to nearForm, and he holds degrees in theoretical physics and computer science. Based in Ireland, Peter spends his time consulting for clients, working on open source software, writing, and conference speaking. Mathias Buus (@mafintosh) is a self-taught JavaScript hacker from Copenhagen. He works full-time on open source projects and has been working with Node.js since its 0.2 days. Mathias likes to work with P2P and distributed systems, and he is the author of more than 550 modules on npm, including some of the most popular ones for working with streams. In addition, he has spoken about mad science projects at various conferences around the world.
