Jumpstarting JavaScript: Build a Twitter Bot and LED Alert System Using Node.js and Raspberry Pi

by Lynn Beighley

All Make Jumpstart books provide a quick way for readers to "jumpstart" their knowledge of a certain topic.In 50 intense pages, Jumpstarting JavaScript shows makers how to install the Node.js environment on a Raspberry Pi, how to use Node.js to turn their Raspberry Pi into a self-contained web server, and how to get that web server to send a tweet.

48 pages, Paperback

Published April 10, 2018

About the author

Lynn Beighley is the author of dozens of tech books and even more articles. She's had lots of her short stories published in lots of places. She's an editor for Manning Publications and she's currently writing a YA novel that she hopes will encourage girls to try a bit of computer programming. She got an MFA a few years back. She's on twitter as @lynnbeighley and would enjoy hearing from you.

Reviews

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short but to the point. Unfortunately, I don't think this book had enough practical samples to make it a worthwhile guide to actually learning javascript. It's a good primer if someone is curious what javascript is, and how it can be used, but I'd not recommend it to anyone for actually learning the language. Add to that, the primary example is a twitter bot that will no longer be valid once twitter changes their interfaces in August of this year, and this book looses it's utility almost entirely after that point.
Still, if you're trying to find out what all the hype is about, this book will serve as a good jumping off point for further study.

[Andrew Mills · Rating 5 out of 5]

A concise and straight-forward book to get Raspberry Pi enthusiasts into Node.js as quickly and painlessly as possible.