MEAN Web Development - Second Edition

Develop your real-time MEAN application efficiently using a combination of MongoDB Express Angular and Node About This Book * Construct a fully-functional MEAN application by using its components along with the best third-party modules * Harness the power of the JavaScript ecosystem to effectively run build and test your MEAN application * Gain a deep practical understanding of real-time web application development through real-world examples Who This Book Is For If you are a JavaScript developer who is interested in building modern web applications using MongoDB Express Angular 2 and Node 5.0 then this book is for you. You only need knowledge of JavaScript development. What You Will Learn * Use MongoDB to store and retrieve your application's data * Connect your Express application to MongoDB and use the Mongoose module * Manage your users' authentication and offer them diverse login options using Passport * Structure and use an Angular 2 application in your MEAN project * Use Socket.io to create real-time communication between your client and server * Test your application's Express and Angular 2 entities In Detail The MEAN stack is a collection of the most popular modern tools for web development that helps you build fast robust and maintainable web applications. Starting with the MEAN core frameworks this pragmatic guide will explain the key concepts of each framework how to set them up properly and how to use popular modules to connect it all together. By following the real-world examples shown in this tutorial you will scaffold your MEAN application architecture add an authentication layer and develop an MVC structure to support your project development. You will learn the best practices of maintaining clear and simple code and will see how to avoid common pitfalls. Finally you will walk through the different tools and frameworks that will help expedite your daily development cycles. Watch how your application development grows by learning from the only guide that is solely orientated towards building a full end-to-end real-time application using the MEAN stack! Style and approach This comprehensive guide covers every part of the MEAN stack and focuses on the gestalt power of the apps they can create through practical real-world examples About the Author Amos Q. Haviv is a software developer technical consultant and the creator of MEAN.IO and MEAN.JS. He has been a full-stack developer for almost a decade and worked for multiple start-ups and enterprise companies. He now works with various platforms frameworks and programming languages including the .NET framework Python Scala Objective-C and of course JavaScript. For the past 3 years Amos has been working with full-stack JavaScript solutions including Node.js and MongoDB as well as MVC frontend frameworks such as AngularJS. In 2013 he created the first popular boilerplate for MEAN applications MEAN.IO and currently continues the development of MEAN solutions at http://meanjs.org. He also gives lectures on advanced web technologies at meetups and conferences and he guides development teams at various companies.