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Programming Web Applications with Node, Express and Pug

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Authors:
  1. Jörg Krause

    1. Berlin, Germany

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  • Covers the most up-to-date versions of Node, Express and Pug - the latest replacement for Jade

  • Ideal for web application developers from other platform backgrounds

  • Written by an experienced developer and author used to breaking down technical concepts

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Installation Problems

    • Jörg Krause
    Pages 1-8

  3. The Components of an Application

    • Jörg Krause
    Pages 9-13

  4. Introduction to Node

    • Jörg Krause
    Pages 15-46

  5. The Most Important Node Modules

    • Jörg Krause
    Pages 47-70

  6. Introduction to Express

    • Jörg Krause
    Pages 71-80

  7. Introduction to Pug

    • Jörg Krause
    Pages 81-87

  8. Language Components of Pug

    • Jörg Krause
    Pages 89-114

  9. The Pug Command Line

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    Pages 115-116

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 117-198
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About this book

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 Learn
  • Use NodeJS in general and particularly the features require to create web applications
  • Understand middleware and how to develop using the Express framework
  • Explore the template engine Pug (formerly Jade) and how you can integrate it with Express<
  • Set up a complete development environment on both Linux and Windows


Who 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.



      Authors and Affiliations

      • Berlin, Germany

        Jörg Krause

      About the author

      Jörg Krause has been working with software and software technology since the early 1980’s, beginning with a ZX 81 and taking his first steps as a programmer in BASIC and assembly language. He studied Information Technology at Humboldt University, Berlin but left early, in the 90’s, to start his own company. He has worked with Internet Technology and software development since the early days when CompuServe and FidoNet dominated. He’s been with Microsoft technologies and software since Windows 95. In 1998, he worked on one of the first commercial e-commerce solutions, and wrote his first book in Germany, “E-Commerce and Online Marketing”, published by Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich. Due to its wide success, he started working as a freelance consultant and author in order to share his experience and knowledge with others. He has written several books for Apress, Hanser, Addison Wesley and other major publishers along with several self-published books—a total of over sixty titles. He also publishes articles in magazines and speaks at major conferences in Germany. Currently, Jörg works as an independent consultant, software developer, and author in Berlin, Germany. In his occasional spare time, Jörg enjoys reading thrillers and science fiction novels, and going on a round of golf.


      Bibliographic Information

      • Book Title: Programming Web Applications with Node, Express and Pug

      • Authors: Jörg Krause

      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2511-0

      • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

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

      • Copyright Information: Jörg Krause 2017

      • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2510-3Published: 20 December 2016

      • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2511-0Published: 20 December 2016

      • Edition Number: 1

      • Number of Pages: XIX, 198

      • Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour

      • Topics: Web Development

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