Node.js is the platform of choice for creating modern web services. This fast-paced book gets
you up to speed on server-side programming with Node.js 8 as you develop real programs that
are small fast low-profile and useful. Take JavaScript beyond the browser explore dynamic
language features and embrace evented programming.Harness the power of the event loop and
non-blocking I O to create highly parallel microservices and applications. This expanded and
updated second edition showcases the latest ECMAScript features current best practices and
modern development techniques. JavaScript is the backbone of the modern web powering nearly
every web app's user interface. Node.js is JavaScript for the server. This greatly expanded
second edition introduces new language features while dramatically increasing coverage of core
topics. Each hands-on chapter offers progressively more challenging topics and techniques
broadening your skill set and enabling you to think in Node.js. Write asynchronous
non-blocking code using Node.js's style and patterns. Cluster and load balance services with
Node.js core features and third-party tools. Harness the power of databases such as
Elasticsearch and Redis. Work with many protocols create RESTful web services TCP socket
clients and servers and more. Test your code's functionality with Mocha and manage its life
cycle with npm. Discover how Node.js pairs a server-side event loop with a JavaScript runtime
to produce screaming fast non-blocking concurrency. Through a series of practical programming
domains use the latest available ECMAScript features and harness key Node.js classes and
popular modules. Create rich command-line tools and a web-based UI using modern web development
techniques. Join the smart and diverse community that's rapidly advancing the state of the art
in JavaScript development. What You Need: Node.js 8.x Operating system with bash-like shell OMQ
(pronounced Zero-M-Q) library version 3.2 or higher Elasticsearch version 5.0 or higher jq
version 1.5 or higher Redis version 3.2 or higher
