Programming Web Applications with Node, Express and Pug

by Jörg Krause

Learn how to program modern web applications using the full Node.js platform, including Node.js on the server, Express for middleware and routing, and Pug (formerly Jade) to simplify the creation of views.Node.js is the foundation of all full JavaScript apps and plenty of books cover its full usage. This book focuses on how to use it to create server-based, modern web applications. Using Node.js alongside Express and Pug - the brand new version of Jade - you can create modern web applications solely using JavaScript. This book teaches you how to structure and build your app from scratch, and make development easy. What You Will LearnUse NodeJS in general and particularly the features require to create web applicationsUnderstand middleware and how to develop using the Express frameworkExplore the template engine Pug (formerly Jade) and how you can integrate it with Express<Set up a complete development environment on both Linux and WindowsWho This Book Is For Developers of web applications who come from Java/J2EE, ASP.NET, PHP, Ruby on Rails and want to explore the capabilities of JavaScript based server apps. It’s suitable for beginners that have a basic understanding of JavaScript already.

352 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 20, 2016

Reviews

[Asim Ghaffar · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did learn a few things from it, but I would have never started reading it if I had known how bad it is. So the reasons why I am giving it one-star are:

1. It seems that the book was auto-translated (from German?) to English, so you have gems like this: "A separate installation of the module is not necessary. Because of its outstanding importance, it is always available."

2. It is very light on content. The core book is 116 pages long and then 70-80 pages of appendix.

PS: I got the book via ACM so thankful didn't spend any money on this.