Anthony Nandaa - Beginning API Development with Node.js: Build highly scalable, developer-friendly APIs for the modern web with JavaScript and Node.js

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Anthony Nandaa is a senior software developer with more than 7 years of professional programming experience. He was introduced to programming 3 years before his career as a developer began, working with Pascal and VB 6. In his career so far, he has worked with multiple languages, such as Python, PHP, Go, and full-stack JavaScript.

In his current role, he leads a team of engineers working with Node.js and React for frontend development. He considers himself a lifelong learner, and lately, he has been learning Haskell for fun and to gain some insight into pure functional programming.

Sam Anderson is an electronic engineer turned developer currently working for an award-winning creative digital agency based in Sheffield, England. Having moved from the world of hardware design, he is passionate about creating fast, beautiful, and efficient frontend applications. You can follow him on Twitter at @andomain.

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Using the same framework to build both server and client-side applications saves you time and money. This book teaches you how you can use JavaScript and Node.js to build highly scalable APIs that work well with lightweight cross-platform client applications. It begins with the basics of Node.js in the context of backend development, and quickly leads you through the creation of an example client that pairs up with a fully authenticated API implementation.

This book balances theory and exercises, and contains multiple open-ended activities that use real-life business scenarios for you to practice and apply your newly acquired skills in a highly relevant context.

We have included over 20 practical activities and exercises across 9 topics to reinforce your learning. By the end of this book, you'll have the skills and exposure required to get hands-on with your own API development project.

This book is ideal for developers who already understand JavaScript and are looking for a quick no-frills introduction to API development with Node.js. Though prior experience with other server-side technologies such as Python, PHP, ASP.NET, Ruby will help, it's not essential to have a background in backend development before getting started.

, Introduction to Node.js , covers a few fundamental concepts in Node.js, basic Node.js code and run it from the Terminal, module system, its categories, and asynchronous programming model that is at the heart of how Node.js works, and what actually makes Node.js tick.

, Building the API Part 1 , covers building a basic HTTP server, setting up Hapi.js, building basic API with Hapi.js Framework, and fundamental concepts of web applications.

, Building the API Part 2 , covers introduction to Knex.js and how we can use it to connect and use the database, essential CRUD database methods, API authentication using the JWT mechanism, CORS mechanism, te sting the API using Lab library, and test automation using Gulp.js.

1. Prior experience with other server-side technologies, such as Python, PHP, ASP.NET, and Ruby will be beneficial but is not mandatory.
2. This book will require a computer system. The minimum hardware requirements are 1.8 GHz or higher Pentium 4 (or equivalent) processor, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB hard disk, and a stable internet connection.
3. The software required are Visual Studio Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/), Node.js (8.9.1) (https://nodejs.org/en/), MySQL Workbench 6.3 (https://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/), and MySQL (https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/).

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