Professional Node.js: Building Javascript Based Scalable Software
Learn to build scalable software in JavaScript with Node.jsNode.js is a popular framework that allows you to build fast, highly scalable network programs using JavaScript. However, it comes with a learning curve. This in-depth guide walks you through the installation of the Node.js platform and then focuses on the essentials of creating and loading modules; using buffers to manipulate, encode, and decode binary data; simplifying event binding with the event emitter pattern; and more. Covering everything from scheduling the execution of functions using timers to creating and controlling external processes, this book gets you up and running and building and testing your own modules.Professional Node.js:Addresses querying, reading from, and writing to filesExplores streams, file systems, networking, and automated unit testingDetails how to read and write streams of dataZeroes-in on building TCP and HTTP servers and clientsReviews using datagrams, testing and debugging modules, and controlling the callback flowShows how to develop real-time web applications using Connect, Express, and Socket.IOWalks you through connecting to MySQL, CouchDB, and MongoDBProgrammer ForumsJoin our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world.Code DownloadsTake advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use.Read MoreFind articles, ebooks, sample chapters, and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you.