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Smashing Node.js: JavaScript Everywhere 2nd Edition
Smashing Node.js: JavaScript Everywhere equips you with the necessary tools to understand Node.js and its uses in developing efficient web apps. With more traditional web servers becoming obsolete, having knowledge on servers that achieve high scalability and optimal resource consumption using Node.js is the key to your app development success. Teaching you the essentials to making event-driven server-side apps, this book demonstrates how you can use less space and take less time for communication between web client and server.
- Contains numerous hands-on examples
- Explains implementation of real-time apps including Socket.IO and HTML5, and WebSockets
- Addresses practical Node.js advantages from specific design choices
- Demonstrates why knowledge and use of JavaScript is beneficial
- Includes an interactive online component with sample chapters
- Explains components of stand out apps including brevity and benchmarks
Looking to enhance your abilities even further?Smashing Node.js: JavaScript Everywhere makes developing server-side apps accessible with its focus on JavaScript, open source, and easy-to-use language.
- ISBN-101119962595
- ISBN-13978-1119962595
- Edition2nd
- PublisherWiley
- Publication dateSeptember 4, 2012
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.4 x 0.7 x 9.2 inches
- Print length320 pages
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From the Back Cover
From the World’s Number One Resource for Web Designers and Developers – The Ultimate Guide to the Technology That’s Taking the Web Development World by Storm
Node.js is a powerful web development framework written in JavaScript that makes it simpler and easier than ever to develop robust, highly-scalable server-side web apps.Smashing Node.js shows you what Node.js is and how to put it to work on your next project. Packed with real-world examples that demonstrate why Node.js is quickly becoming the tool of choice among web developers everywhere, it gets you quickly up and running with the knowledge and skills you need to:
- Make sense of Node’s Event-Loop Architecture, Non-Blocking I/O, and Event-Driven Programming
- Master the Ins and Outs of Node’s Apis
- Effortlessly Implement Real-Time Technologies, Such as Shocket.IO and HTML5 Websockets
- Program Apps That Scale Up to Support Vast Numbers of Simultaneous Connections Across Multiple Servers
- Leverage Node’s Ability to Support an Array of Database and Data Storage Tools
- Write Code That Can Handle Tens of Thousands of Connections at a Time—On One Machine
- Interact in Real-Time With Other Developers on a Companion Web Site Featuring Additional Chapters and More Annotated Examples—Source Code Included
Beautifully illustrated with tons of full-color illustrations and packed with useable source code,Smashing Node.js is your total guide to the revolutionary web development tool.
About the Author
Guillermo Rauch is CTO and co-founder of San Francisco-based education startup LearnBoost. He is the inventor of several renowned Node.js projects, and he has been a speaker at JSConf as well as Nod.js workshops.
Product details
- Publisher : Wiley
- Publication date : September 4, 2012
- Edition : 2nd
- Language : English
- Print length : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1119962595
- ISBN-13 : 978-1119962595
- Item Weight : 1.6 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.4 x 0.7 x 9.2 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,675,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,119 inJavaScript Programming (Books)
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Customers find the book provides an excellent introduction to Node.js, with clear explanations of important concepts and an intuitive writing style. However, the functionality receives mixed feedback, with several customers reporting that the most simple examples don't work. Moreover, the book's organization and emphasis on examples are also mixed, with some customers praising the examples while others say there are no examples at all. Additionally, the writing quality and grammar receive mixed reviews, with several customers noting numerous issues with example code and poor editing.
Customers find this book to be an excellent introduction to Node.js, with clear explanations of important concepts.
"Great Intro to node and more......"Read more
"I did appreciate this book by Rauch G. a lot. It is concise,it is to the point and it introduces a lot of simple but robust patterns to help..."Read more
"Thebook has clear explanations and touches on relevant subjects. I found it more useful than other Node books...."Read more
"...This makes it easy to follow his thread. Agood introduction to node, which covers what you need to get started writing web-apps."Read more
Customers find the book intuitive and easy to read, with one customer noting that it helps progress through learning Node.js at a decent pace.
"This is actually a well written book that iseasy to follow, it just seems to be getting a little old...."Read more
"...Easy to read style, good examples, etc."Read more
"I found thatbook quite easy to read and really helped me out to develop my music web based application ...."Read more
"...It achieved what I wanted, toquickly learn and understand Node.js. There's some errata which needs to be taken care...."Read more
Customers have mixed experiences with the book's functionality, with several reporting that the most simple examples do not work.
"...Really digs in from the Javascript in general andworks its way up. I have several books on the subject and so far this is my favorite one."Read more
"...All but themost simple examples do not work. The twitter feed example is somewhat understandable because they changed their API to not support REST...."Read more
"...by gradually introducing you to Node's features,solving problems and refactoring, matches pretty much the way I learn...."Read more
"...on a twitter api that is two generations retired; thesesample projects can never succeed...."Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the examples in the book, with some finding them great while others say there are no examples at all.
"...Easy to read style,good examples, etc."Read more
"...high reviews but was ultimately very disappointed due to it'sincomplete examples...."Read more
"...Theexamples are great and I really enjoyed the handson coding. I now use it as my reference when building applications using Node.js...."Read more
"...and node.js script that you are learning it though there areno examples or I should say one liners as you go...."Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality of the book.
"This is actually awell written book that is easy to follow, it just seems to be getting a little old...."Read more
"...This one, despitenot being very skillfully written, stands out by being broad enough and just barely deep enough to cover the topic...."Read more
"The book isreally well written. Very few errors in it...."Read more
"Good Developer,Bad Writer..."Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the book's organization.
"I reallyenjoyed the format of this book. It took me from Node.js noob to Node.js pro in a short amount of time...."Read more
"...Judging by the spelling errors andlack of cohesive layout I can see why...."Read more
"...only had the book for a few days but so far I really like the wayit is organized and seems to progress through learning node at a descent pace...."Read more
"Outdated,badly organized, questionable coding practices..."Read more
Customers find the book poorly edited with numerous issues in example code.
"...Also from other reviews I have read there areerrors in the book yet no errata to resolve this."Read more
"...For sure though, there are mistakes andtypos. Wrong headings, a link to an image url where the image didn't display..."Read more
"...Then it shipped in a few days. Judging by thespelling errors and lack of cohesive layout I can see why...."Read more
"I did appreciate this book by Rauch G. a lot. It isconcise, it is to the point and it introduces a lot of simple but robust patterns to help..."Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the book's age, with some noting that Node.js is a relatively new technology.
"...a well written book that is easy to follow, it just seems to begetting a little old...."Read more
"...The book and page quality is good.Node is just so new, it's going to be a while for a definitive book comes out that is of high quality."Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2012Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI did appreciate this book by Rauch G. a lot.
It is concise, it is to the point and it introduces a lot of simple but robust patterns to help us start building more sophisticated applications using Node.js.
I have really appreciated the laconic style of these writings.
The book is implicitly opinionated about certain "modules", the mentioned one are obviously Rauch G.'s choice... for good reasons certainly.
To conclude, the design of the book has been made to be as educational (progressive learning, don't skip any chapter and in the end you will have acquired a consistent and practical know-how) as possible, and it is a real success. Respect, Mr. Rauch. Always to the point, simply and clearly. It will make of this book a reference about using Node.js, efficiently !
Highly recommended. (I am a french consultant in software quality and enjoy developing web app.,... as a hobby). - Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2012I bought the book after having been browsing and searching for a good introductory book to Node.js. I've bought couple of video tutorials and other textual material, which I abandoned quickly for several reasons. Either they were outdated, or were combining Node.js with CoffeScript (Which I'm not intending to get into at the moment).
Smashing Node.js seemed very promising and delivered. It's approach, by gradually introducing you to Node's features, solving problems and refactoring, matches pretty much the way I learn. It achieved what I wanted, to quickly learn and understand Node.js.
There's some errata which needs to be taken care. Also its review of the JavaScript language could be better, using better examples than the ones provided (specially on JavaScript inheritance and call() and apply()). But the coverage of Node.js is great.
I would recommend the book to someone who is well versed in JavaScript (which is a very tricky language). - Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2013I'd rate this book as "better than nothing," but I'd be hard-pressed to recommend it.
Not yet through the book, which I do intend to finish, there have already been two major project examples that rely on a twitter api that is two generations retired; these sample projects can never succeed. Moreover, there seem to have been a few significant releases of node.js and its own specifications as the minimalist packages.json file examples provided no longer run cleanly. They do work, but they aren't pretty doing it.
Worse than that is the extremely haphazard way that code samples are provided: in little snippets at a time, out of order or out of context entirely, with seldom-provided final code listings. If we're trying to follow along, make sure the code that we're supposed to be using is clearly marked as such (and distinguishable from illustrative segments not related to the grander project) and in sequence whenever possible (which should be always).
Lastly but again regarding the sample code, I can't speak to whether this is a possible ebook oddity, but commas should always end a line and precede a newline, never begin a line of code. That and the conditional "value == variable" syntax (which is purely the author's doing and cannot be attributed to the book's format) make my eyes bleed.
I won't rate this book worthless as I am indeed learning node.js while moving through it. I merely wish I didn't have to fight the book so much to do so. - Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThere is a bit of raving about node and Javascript all about. I have been in the industry for 2 years, learning an abundance of tools, Java, Objective C, C#, Python, PHP, Perl, Biz Talk, Jboss, tomcat, bunch of DBs.. I have learned a lot and have not mastered anything. Out side of work, my personal project was written in Java with Java server Faces as my front end MVC, and I have began to rewrite it with the MEAN stack. (Mongo DB, Express.js, Angular.js, Node.sh)
With little to no understanding of java script I wanted to learn something new and different. This book has been a great beginners look at Node.js with some of the ancillary connectors. I have moved up a level to this book most recently: SINGLE PAGE WEB APPLICATION - JOSH C. POWELL MICHAEL S. MIKOWSKI (PAPERBACK) NEW
Code ON! and Good LUck! - Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2012Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI ordered this book a couple of weeks ago and it said it was backordered for a few weeks. Then it shipped in a few days. Judging by the spelling errors and lack of cohesive layout I can see why.
I have 3 other 'Smashing' books and they all are well written and bring things together.
In my opinion Node.js is such a different way of looking at coding server side that I would have been better served if I could have found a book which started and finished with a comprehensive app. I am looking to write real world apps and the example you get to is a file/directory lister on page 52 - that's not real world to me.
Real world is database/data store back end, serving up user requests for data, that kind of thing.
The chapters assume that just by listing out javascript and node.js script that you are learning it though there are no examples or I should say one liners as you go.
I am going to finish the book but I feel I am going to need to go back and revisit node again with other training material. - Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseSeems to be a great Introduction to node.js so far. I have only had the book for a few days but so far I really like the way it is organized and seems to progress through learning node at a descent pace. I have some experience with Javascript (vanilla and jQuery) but I still consider myself a beginner. However, I havent had any problems getting the examples to work. I researched quite a few books before pre-ordering this one and I believe this one to be one of the better ones.
Top reviews from other countries
- Joel C. K. ChuReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2013
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat introduction of node.js
First of all, I don't find those example are hard to read (someone here say it should be color coded. Well, please learn how to code in a console. It will do you a lot of good - it train your eyes to be 10 times faster).
One of the cool thing about the book is - like many Smashing Magazine's book (this is my 7th book from Smashing Magazine). They start from real world problem. They waste no time in covering things that - seriously you might not use in a million years, or impress your next boss. Instead they answer all my questions - as if they have been listening to all my ranting :) So thanks guys.
If you want to learn about this ground breaking technology - look no further, this is the first book you should read. - PragmateekReviewed in France on May 28, 2013
5.0 out of 5 starsUne introduction complète et concrète
Une excellente introduction à Node et son écosystème, progressive et structurée très logiquement, chaque partie découlant de la précédente.
Les exemples sont courts et simples, souvent impressionnants : l'écriture d'un petit client Twitter en quelques dizaines de ligne en fait partie.
Le livre va droit au but, sans digressions, tout a son importance; il fait donc un bon livre de référence. - S. BurnsReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2012
4.0 out of 5 starsScruffy Examples
The example code in this book is difficult to use, because (a) it's not colorized, (b) it dots around a bit, moving on (in the first example) to refactoring the code before you even have a working program, and (c) there is no presentation of the complete code at the end of the examples. It would really help to have links to online, colorized versions of the code showing the full progression of the examples. It would then be possible to cut-and-paste it into an editor, and allow the reader to see how the whole program fits together.
Apart from this, I really like the book and it's getting me over some of my "blocks" about writing asynchronous code, JavaScript, etc. If the code presentations were improved and augmented with web resources, I feel it would merit the full five stars. - FCM SOFTWAREReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2013
4.0 out of 5 starsSummary
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseJust what it said on the tin, informative and clear with deep explanations of how it all works.
Covers just about everything I wanted to know to get going with node.js and sockets.io.
