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With modern tools, it is possible to create production-grade applications using only JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. The combination of MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js, all JavaScript technologies, has become so popular that it’s been dubbed the MEAN stack. This book will explore the MEAN stack in detail.
We’ll begin by covering Node.js, as it lays the groundwork for all our server-side work. You will learn how to get Node running on your local machine, as well as download modules using npm, Node’s package manager. The key aspects of the Node.js programming model will also be covered.
From there, we’ll move on to MongoDB, a NoSQL database. You’ll learn how to interact with Mongo from a Node application, and how to create, retrieve, update, and delete data from a Mongo store.
After you have a solid grasp on Node and Mongo, the book will move on to the Express web server. We’ll address the basics of Express applications via topics such as routes and middleware. Building on previous chapters, we will cover the integration of Node, Mongo, and Express.
Our coverage of the MEAN stack will wrap up with several chapters on AngularJS. These chapters will detail Angular fundamentals such as data binding, directives, controllers, routing, and services.Wrapping up the book will be chapters on debugging and testing MEAN applications.
Full-stack JavaScript is not fully encompassed by the MEAN stack. There is an entire ecosystem of JavaScript tools to learn about, and this book will introduce a few of them.We will present task runners Gulp and Grunt, which are extremely useful for automating mundane, repetitive tasks. We’ll also investigate JSHint, a linting tool used to improve code quality. Along the way, we’ll also be developing an example human resources application from scratch using the MEAN stack.
While I enjoyed the JS history section (since I lived through it), I'm only in the second chapter and already noticing some serious omissions...things like maybe you need to fire up the web server first by entering "node app.js" from the working directory in a terminal window before attempting to hit it from a browser. I can find this stuff out from other tutorials, of course, but even a light editing pass should have uncovered this. Trying to learn new tools with half-baked or incomplete examples is frustrating. I don't need my hand held, but the whole purpose of a book is to get up and running quickly without getting sidetracked looking for answers. We'll see how the rest of it holds up.
Kat
Its a good foundational book, but it seems in several places the content doesnt match up with the code samples presented. For example, in chapter 18 we make controllers and a service for the sample HR application referenced throughout the book. The sample code looks to use ngResource to make a GET, POST, and DELETE request to the Express server. The content says "These settings are specifically designed to work with the routes outlined in the Express integration section." however, the express integration chapter sample code this is referring to only has two GET routes and one PUT route, not a GET, POST, and DELETE. (pg, 170) While I dont mind the book making me look up extra information or when the content purposely leaves out info so that I have to debug on my own, it bothers me when theres reference to sample code that doesnt even exist. Makes me wonder if the authors read the entire book when they were finished?
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Full Stack JavaScript Development with MEAN
Published January 2015
It’s clean, it’s lean—it’s the MEAN Stack
With modern tools, it is possible to create production-grade applications using only JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. The combination of MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js, all JavaScript technologies, has become so popular that it’s been dubbed the MEAN stack. This book will explore the MEAN stack in detail.
We’ll begin by covering Node.js, as it lays the groundwork for all our server-side work. You will learn how to get Node running on your local machine, as well as download modules using npm, Node’s package manager. The key aspects of the Node.js programming model will also be covered.
From there, we’ll move on to MongoDB, a NoSQL database. You’ll learn how to interact with Mongo from a Node application, and how to create, retrieve, update, and delete data from a Mongo store.
After you have a solid grasp on Node and Mongo, the book will move on to the Express web server. We’ll address the basics of Express applications via topics such as routes and middleware. Building on previous chapters, we will cover the integration of Node, Mongo, and Express.
Our coverage of the MEAN stack will wrap up with several chapters on AngularJS. These chapters will detail Angular fundamentals such as data binding, directives, controllers, routing, and services.Wrapping up the book will be chapters on debugging and testing MEAN applications.
Full-stack JavaScript is not fully encompassed by the MEAN stack. There is an entire ecosystem of JavaScript tools to learn about, and this book will introduce a few of them.We will present task runners Gulp and Grunt, which are extremely useful for automating mundane, repetitive tasks. We’ll also investigate JSHint, a linting tool used to improve code quality. Along the way, we’ll also be developing an example human resources application from scratch using the MEAN stack.
Colin Ihrig
Adam Bretz
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