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Modern Full-Stack Development

Using TypeScript, React, Node.js, Webpack, and Docker

Apress

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  • Learn how to build complete modern web apps with real examples that you can install on your own server

  • The apps cover both client and server-side, giving the reader a “full-stack” view of development

  • Written by Frank Zammetti, author of 12 tech books who is well practiced at breaking down technical concepts

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Server-Side Action: Node and NPM

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 1-20
  3. A Few More Words: Advanced Node and NPM

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 21-42
  4. Client-Side Adventures: React

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 43-63
  5. A Few More Words: Advanced React

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 65-86
  6. Building a Strong Foundation: TypeScript

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 87-117
  7. A Few More Words: Advanced TypeScript

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 119-140
  8. Tying It Up in a Bow: Webpack

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 141-159
  9. Delivering the Goods: MailBag, the Server

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 161-217
  10. Delivering the Goods: MailBag, the Client

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 219-281
  11. Time for Fun: BattleJong, the Server

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 283-304
  12. Time for Fun: BattleJong, the Client

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 305-345
  13. Bringing the Dev Ship into Harbor: Docker

    • Frank Zammetti
    Pages 347-365
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 367-373

About this book

Explore what React, Node, TypeScript, Webpack, and Docker have to offer individually, and how they all fit together in modern app development. 

React is one of the most popular web development tools available today, and Node.js is extremely popular for server-side development.  The fact that both utilize JavaScript is a big selling point, but as developers use the language more, they begin to recognize the shortcomings, and that’s where TypeScript comes in and why it’s gaining in popularity quickly.  Add Webpack and Docker to the mix, and you’ve got a potent full development stack on which to build applications.


You’ll begin by building a solid foundation of knowledge and quickly expand it by constructing two different real-world apps.  These aren’t just simple, contrived examples but real apps that you can choose to install on your servers and use for real.  By the end, you will have a solid grasp of building apps with React, Node.js, and TypeScript and a good grasp on how Webpack can be used to optimize and organize your code for deployment. You’ll also understand how Docker can be used to run the apps you build in a clear and well-defined way, all of which will be able to springboard you into creating more advanced apps on your own.

What You'll Learn

  • Get a project started and logically structure it
  • Construct a user interface with React and Material-UI 
  • Use WebSockets for real-time communication between client and server
  • Build a REST API with Node and Express as another approach to client-server communication
  • Package the app with Webpack for optimized delivery
  • Take a completed app and wrap it up with Docker for easy distribution
  • Review a host of other ancillary topics including NPM, Semantic versioning, Babel, NoSQL, and more

Who This Book Is For

Web developers with basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and CLI tools who are interested in and in all aspects of application development, and using TypeScript instead of straight JavaScript.  


Authors and Affiliations

  • Pottstown, USA

    Frank Zammetti

About the author

Frank Zammetti is the author of 12 Apress titles on a variety of web and mobile development topics. He has over 25 years of experience as a developer. You can find him on Twitter @fzammetti.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Modern Full-Stack Development

  • Book Subtitle: Using TypeScript, React, Node.js, Webpack, and Docker

  • Authors: Frank Zammetti

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5738-8

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books

  • Copyright Information: Frank Zammetti 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-5738-8Published: 29 March 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 373

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Web Development

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 34.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access