Getting MEAN with Mongo Express Angular and Node Juggling languages mid application can radically slow down a full stack web project. The MEAN stack (MongoDB Express Angular and Node) uses JavaScript end to end maximizing developer productivity and minimizing context switching. And youll love the results! MEAN apps are fast powerful and beautiful. Getting MEAN second edition teaches you how to develop full stack web applications using the MEAN stack. Practical from the very beginning the book helps you create a static site in Express and Node. Expanding on that solid foundation youll integrate a MongoDB database build an API and add an authentication system. Along the way youll get countless pro tips for building dynamic and responsive data driven web applications! Part 1. Setting the baseline. Introducing full stack development Designing a MEAN stack architecture Part 2. Building a Node web application. Creating and setting up a MEAN project Building a static site with Node and Express Building a data model with MongoDB and Mongoose Writing a REST API: exposing the MongoDB database to the application Consuming a REST API: Using an API from inside Express Part 3. Adding a dynamic front end with Angular. Creating an Angular application with TypeScript Building a single page application with Angular: Foundations Building a single page application with Angular: Foundations Building a single page application with Angular: the next level Part 4. Managing authentication and user sessions. Authenticating users managing sessions and securing APIs Using an authentication API in Angular applications.