Getting MEAN with Mongo, Express, Angular, and Node

Simon Holmes

ISBN 10: 1617292036 / ISBN 13: 9781617292033

Published by Manning Publications, 2015

About this Item

Traditional web dev stacks can require different programming languages for every layer, creating a complex mashup of code and frameworks. Together, the MongoDB database, the Express and AngularJS web application frameworks, and Node.js on the server-side constitute the MEAN stack?a powerful web development platform that uses JavaScript top to bottom.   Getting MEAN with Mongo, Express, Angular, and Node shows readers how to develop web applications end-to-end using the MEAN stack. It systematically discusses each technology in the MEAN stack helping to build up an application one layer at a time, just as in a real project. First, it tackles creating a skeleton of a static site in Express and Node, and pushing it up to a live web server. Next, it looks at the MongoDB database and how to build an API for an application. Finally, it rolls out Angular to handle data manipulation and application logic in the browser, demonstrating the payoff for organizing the back-end code properly. By the end of the book, readers will have all the skills?and code?needed to build a dynamic data-driven web application on the MEAN stack.   ? RETAIL SELLING POINTS Create dynamics websites using the MEAN technology stack Covers best practices of application development Loads of code samples throughout   AUDIENCE This book includes a quick JavaScript recap, but some web development experience is helpful. It's especially useful for front-end developers who want to learn more about the server-side of a web application. Market Information.   ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY The MEAN stack is a powerful web development platform that uses JavaScript top to bottom. Developers love it because they need only one programming language for the whole stack. Business owners love it because the open source technologies in the MEAN stack are scalable and cost effective. Most importantly, end users love it because web apps are fast and responsive. It's a win-win-win!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Getting MEAN with Mongo, Express, Angular, and Node
• Publisher: Manning Publications
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617292036
• ISBN 13: 9781617292033
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Summary

Getting MEAN with Mongo, Express, Angular, and Node teaches readers how to develop web applications end-to-end using the MEAN stack. You'll systematically discover each technology in the MEAN stack as you build up an application one layer at a time, just as you'd do in a real project.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Traditional web dev stacks use a different programming language in every layer, resulting in a complex mashup of code and frameworks. Together, the MongoDB database, the Express and AngularJS frameworks, and Node.js constitute the MEAN stack&;a powerful platform that uses only one language, top to bottom: JavaScript. Developers and businesses love it because it's scalable and cost-effective. End users love it because the apps created with it are fast and responsive. It's a win-win-win!

About the Book

Getting MEAN with Mongo, Express, Angular, and Node teaches you how to develop web applications using the MEAN stack. First, you'll create the skeleton of a static site in Express and Node, and then push it up to a live web server. Next, you'll add a MongoDB database and build an API before using Angular to handle data manipulation and application logic in the browser. Finally you'll add an authentication system to the application, using the whole stack. When you finish, you'll have all the skills you need to build a dynamic data-driven web application.

What's Inside

• Full-stack development using JavaScript
• Responsive web techniques
• Everything you need to get started with MEAN
• Best practices for efficiency and reusability

About the Reader

Readers should have some web development experience. This book is based on MongoDB 2, Express 4, Angular 1, and Node.js 4.

About the Author

Simon Holmes has been a full-stack developer since the late 1990s and runs Full Stack Training Ltd.

Table of Contents

PART 1 SETTING THE BASELINE

1. Introducing full-stack development
2. Designing a MEAN stack architecture

PART 2 BUILDING A NODE WEB APPLICATION

3. Creating and setting up a MEAN project
4. Building a static site with Node and Express
5. Building a data model with MongoDB and Mongoose
6. Writing a REST API: Exposing the MongoDB database to the application
7. Consuming a REST API: Using an API from inside Express

PART 3 ADDING A DYNAMIC FRONT END WITH ANGULAR

8. Adding Angular components to an Express application
9. Building a single-page application with Angular: Foundations
10. Building an SPA with Angular: The next level

PART 4 MANAGING AUTHENTICATION AND USER SESSIONS

11. Authenticating users, managing sessions, and securing APIs

APPENDIXES

1. Installing the stack
2. Installing and preparing the supporting cast
3. Dealing with all of the views
4. Reintroducing JavaScript - available online only

About the Author

Simon Holmes has been a full-stack developer since the late 1990s and runs Full Stack Training Ltd.