Shama Hoque - Full-Stack React Projects: Learn MERN stack development by building modern web apps using MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js, 2nd Edition

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To my parents, for setting examples of perseverance and relentless dedication.

-Shama Hoque

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Shama Hoque has more than 9 years of experience as a software developer and mentor, with a master's in software engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

From Java programming to full-stack development with JavaScript, the applications she has worked on include national Olympiad registration websites, universally accessible widgets, video conferencing apps, and 3D medical reconstruction software.

Currently, she makes web-based prototypes for R&D start-ups in California, while training aspiring software engineers and teaching web development to CS undergrads in Bangladesh.

Kirill Ezhemenskii is an experienced software engineer, frontend and mobile developer, solution architect, and the CTO of a healthcare company. He is also a functional programming advocate; an expert in the React stack, GraphQL, and TypeScript; and a React Native mentor.

Carlos Santana Roldn is a senior web developer with more than 12 years of experience. Currently, he is working as a senior React developer at MindBody Inc. He is the founder of Dev Education, one of the most popular developer communities in Latin America, training people in web technologies such as React, Node.js, GraphQL, and JavaScript in general.

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This book explores the development of full-stack JavaScript web applications by combining the power of React with industry-tested server-side technologies, such as Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. The JavaScript landscape has been growing rapidly for some time now. With an abundance of options and resources available in relation to full-stack JavaScript web applications, it is easy to get lost when you need to choose from these frequently changing entities, learn about them, and make them work together to build your own web applications. In an attempt to address this pain point, this book adopts a practical approach to help you set up and build a diverse range of working applications using the popular MERN stack.

This book is for JavaScript developers who may have worked with React but have minimal experience with full-stack development involving Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

, Unleashing React Applications with MERN , introduces the MERN stack technologies and the applications that will be developed in this book. We will discuss developing web applications with React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

, Preparing the Development Environment , helps you to set up the MERN stack technologies for development. We will explore essential development tools; install Node.js, MongoDB, Express, React, and any other required libraries; and then run code to check the setup.

, Building a Backend with MongoDB, Express, and Node , implements the backend of a skeleton MERN application. We will build a standalone server-side application with MongoDB, Express, and Node.js that stores user details and has APIs for user authentication and CRUD operations.

, Adding a React Frontend to Complete MERN , completes the MERN skeleton application by integrating a React frontend. We will implement a working frontend with React views for interacting with the user CRUD operations and auth APIs on the server.

, Growing the Skeleton into a Social Media Application