Node.js Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

  • 5h 34m
  • Cory Gackenheimer
  • Apress
  • 2013

Node.js Recipes is your one-stop reference for solving Node.js problems. Filled with useful recipes that follow a problem/solution format, you can look up recipes for many situations that you may come across in your day-to-day server-side development.

Node.js is accessible to those who not only relish in server-side programming but also web developers who understand the ubiquitous language of the web. Node.js Recipes covers all the essential ingredients required to become a seasoned Node.js developer in no time - make it your indispensable reference today.

What you’ll learn

  • Learn Node.js’s beginnings and what problems it addresses
  • Build an understanding of Node.js’s native capabilities
  • Create servers that communicate via TCP/IP, HTTP, and HTTPS
  • Understand and implement test-driven development practices
  • Successfully work with FileSystem, events, and child processes
  • Create a WebSocket server, use Socket.io, and frameworks such as ExpressJS and Yahoo! Mojito
  • Connect to a DataStore using Mongoose, MongoDB, MySQL and CouchDB
  • Implement security and cryptography using HMAC and TLS
  • Test synchronous and asynchronous code, and build a full test suite
  • Debug and deploy your application to Heroku, Nodejitsu and Windows Azure
  • Use Amazon Web Services to successfully host your Node.js application

About the Author

Cory Gackenheimer is a software engineer from Indianapolis, Indiana. He studied Physics at Purdue University where he worked with image analysis software for nanoscale environments. His software experience has led him to utilize many different technologies including C#, C++, Visual Basic, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra and, of course, JavaScript. He has a driving passion to learn new things and find more efficient processes and procedures. When he first encountered Node.js he realized the potential that utilizing the ubiquitous language of the web on the server was both efficient and revolutionary. Since then he has spent a considerable amount of time learning and building things with Node.js. Aside from hacking on code, he enjoys spending time with his family, running, cycling, or playing the occasional soccer game.

In this Book

  • Understanding Node.js
  • Networking with Node.js
  • Using the File System
  • Building a Web Server
  • Using Events and Child Processes
  • Implementing Security and Cryptography
  • Discovering Other Node.js Modules
  • Creating a WebSocket Server
  • Using Web Server Frameworks
  • Connecting to a Data Store
  • Testing in Node.js
  • Debugging and Deploying Your Application
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