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by Guillermo Rauch (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars (57)
Learn to make more efficient apps, with just one language!

Smashing Node.js: JavaScript Everywhere equips you with the necessary tools to understand Node.js and its uses in developing efficient web apps. With more traditional web servers becoming obsolete, having knowledge on servers that achieve high scalability and optimal resource consumption using Node.js is the key to your app development success. Teaching you the essentials to making event-driven server-side apps, this book demonstrates how you can use less space and take less time for communication between web client and server.

  • Contains numerous hands-on examples
  • Explains implementation of real-time apps including Socket.IO and HTML5, and WebSockets
  • Addresses practical Node.js advantages from specific design choices
  • Demonstrates why knowledge and use of JavaScript is beneficial
  • Includes an interactive online component with sample chapters
  • Explains components of stand out apps including brevity and benchmarks

Looking to enhance your abilities even further? Smashing Node.js: JavaScript Everywhere makes developing server-side apps accessible with its focus on JavaScript, open source, and easy-to-use language.

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  1. ISBN-10
    1119962595
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1119962595
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Wiley
  5. Publication date
    September 4, 2012
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.4 x 0.7 x 9.2 inches
  8. Print length
    320 pages
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From the World’s Number One Resource for Web Designers and Developers – The Ultimate Guide to the Technology That’s Taking the Web Development World by Storm

Node.js is a powerful web development framework written in JavaScript that makes it simpler and easier than ever to develop robust, highly-scalable server-side web apps. Smashing Node.js shows you what Node.js is and how to put it to work on your next project. Packed with real-world examples that demonstrate why Node.js is quickly becoming the tool of choice among web developers everywhere, it gets you quickly up and running with the knowledge and skills you need to:

  • Make sense of Node’s Event-Loop Architecture, Non-Blocking I/O, and Event-Driven Programming
  • Master the Ins and Outs of Node’s Apis
  • Effortlessly Implement Real-Time Technologies, Such as Shocket.IO and HTML5 Websockets
  • Program Apps That Scale Up to Support Vast Numbers of Simultaneous Connections Across Multiple Servers
  • Leverage Node’s Ability to Support an Array of Database and Data Storage Tools
  • Write Code That Can Handle Tens of Thousands of Connections at a Time—On One Machine
  • Interact in Real-Time With Other Developers on a Companion Web Site Featuring Additional Chapters and More Annotated Examples—Source Code Included

Beautifully illustrated with tons of full-color illustrations and packed with useable source code, Smashing Node.js is your total guide to the revolutionary web development tool.

About the Author

Guillermo Rauch is CTO and co-founder of San Francisco-based education startup LearnBoost. He is the inventor of several renowned Node.js projects, and he has been a speaker at JSConf as well as Nod.js workshops.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 4, 2012
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1119962595
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1119962595
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 0.7 x 9.2 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #6,588,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars (57)

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Customers find the book excellent for learning Node.js, with clear explanations of important concepts. Moreover, the content is intuitive and easy to read. However, the editing quality receives mixed feedback, with several customers reporting numerous issues with example code. Additionally, functionality and examples receive mixed reviews - while some find the examples great, others report that the most simple ones don't work. The writing quality is also mixed, with some customers finding it well written while others disagree.
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24 customers mention content, 22 positive, 2 negative
Customers find the book excellent for learning Node.js, with clear explanations of important concepts. One customer specifically mentions it provides great background information on how Node works.
Great Intro to node and more...Read more
Very good book - covers the things that all node developers need to know such as express.js, mongodb, etc. Easy to read style, good examples, etc.Read more
I did appreciate this book by Rauch G. a lot. It is concise, it is to the point and it introduces a lot of simple but robust patterns to help...Read more
The book has clear explanations and touches on relevant subjects. I found it more useful than other Node books....Read more
8 customers mention readability, 7 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the book intuitive and easy to read, with one customer noting that it helps progress through learning Node.js at a decent pace.
This is actually a well written book that is easy to follow, it just seems to be getting a little old....Read more
...Easy to read style, good examples, etc.Read more
...It achieved what I wanted, to quickly learn and understand Node.js. There's some errata which needs to be taken care....Read more
...It is concise, it is to the point and it introduces a lot of simple but robust patterns to help us start building more sophisticated applications...Read more
8 customers mention functionality, 4 positive, 4 negative
Customers have mixed experiences with the book's functionality, with several reporting that the most simple examples do not work.
...Really digs in from the Javascript in general and works its way up. I have several books on the subject and so far this is my favorite one.Read more
...All but the most simple examples do not work. The twitter feed example is somewhat understandable because they changed their API to not support REST....Read more
...by gradually introducing you to Node's features, solving problems and refactoring, matches pretty much the way I learn....Read more
...on a twitter api that is two generations retired; these sample projects can never succeed....Read more
7 customers mention examples, 4 positive, 3 negative
Customers have mixed opinions about the examples in the book, with some finding them great while others say there are no examples at all.
...Easy to read style, good examples, etc.Read more
...high reviews but was ultimately very disappointed due to it's incomplete examples....Read more
...The examples are great and I really enjoyed the handson coding. I now use it as my reference when building applications using Node.js....Read more
...and node.js script that you are learning it though there are no examples or I should say one liners as you go....Read more
6 customers mention writing quality, 3 positive, 3 negative
Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality of the book.
This is actually a well written book that is easy to follow, it just seems to be getting a little old....Read more
...This one, despite not being very skillfully written, stands out by being broad enough and just barely deep enough to cover the topic....Read more
The book is really well written. Very few errors in it....Read more
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13 customers mention editing, 3 positive, 10 negative
Customers criticize the editing of the book, noting numerous issues with example code and poor overall quality.
...Also from other reviews I have read there are errors in the book yet no errata to resolve this.Read more
...For sure though, there are mistakes and typos. Wrong headings, a link to an image url where the image didn't display...Read more
...Then it shipped in a few days. Judging by the spelling errors and lack of cohesive layout I can see why....Read more
...Concise and gets you working fast.Read more

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  • pmjtoca
    5.0 out of 5 stars All the foundations to dev. app. using Node.js
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2012
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    I did appreciate this book by Rauch G. a lot.
    It is concise, it is to the point and it introduces a lot of simple but robust patterns to help us start building more sophisticated applications using Node.js.
    I have really appreciated the laconic style of these writings.
    The book is implicitly opinionated about certain "modules", the mentioned one are obviously Rauch G.'s choice... for good reasons certainly.

    To conclude, the design of the book has been made to be as educational (progressive learning, don't skip any chapter and in the end you will have acquired a consistent and practical know-how) as possible, and it is a real success. Respect, Mr. Rauch. Always to the point, simply and clearly. It will make of this book a reference about using Node.js, efficiently !

    Highly recommended. (I am a french consultant in software quality and enjoy developing web app.,... as a hobby).
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  • Shawn
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent place to start.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2013
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    The book is really well written. Very few errors in it. The one thing it does that i don't like is it has you write a block of code and than later replace that code with some different code. If you don't have the example code or been writing it as you read it, it is very hard to follow sometimes. The MongoDB module wasn't covered all that thorough either. But it's enough to get your foot in the door and figure out the rest of what you need. But beyond these small things its a excellent book to learn Node JS from. Really digs in from the Javascript in general and works its way up. I have several books on the subject and so far this is my favorite one.
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  • nalgebia
    2.0 out of 5 stars Numerous issues with example code
    Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2013
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    This book gives good background on Node.js and details on why things are the way they are. However, everything good about this book is negated by the numerous (and obvious) errors in the example code. These mistakes are really inexcusable considering how basic they are. It's almost as if they were written in a rush and then nobody double checked them later. The mistakes were so bad, I returned this book for a refund. I don't recommend buying this book - there are many better alternatives.
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  • Mr.LindenWillow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Newb to novice
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014
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    There is a bit of raving about node and Javascript all about. I have been in the industry for 2 years, learning an abundance of tools, Java, Objective C, C#, Python, PHP, Perl, Biz Talk, Jboss, tomcat, bunch of DBs.. I have learned a lot and have not mastered anything. Out side of work, my personal project was written in Java with Java server Faces as my front end MVC, and I have began to rewrite it with the MEAN stack. (Mongo DB, Express.js, Angular.js, Node.sh)
    With little to no understanding of java script I wanted to learn something new and different. This book has been a great beginners look at Node.js with some of the ancillary connectors. I have moved up a level to this book most recently: SINGLE PAGE WEB APPLICATION - JOSH C. POWELL MICHAEL S. MIKOWSKI (PAPERBACK) NEW

    Code ON! and Good LUck!
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  • TR Hockamier
    3.0 out of 5 stars too many assumptions
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2012
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    I ordered this book a couple of weeks ago and it said it was backordered for a few weeks. Then it shipped in a few days. Judging by the spelling errors and lack of cohesive layout I can see why.

    I have 3 other 'Smashing' books and they all are well written and bring things together.

    In my opinion Node.js is such a different way of looking at coding server side that I would have been better served if I could have found a book which started and finished with a comprehensive app. I am looking to write real world apps and the example you get to is a file/directory lister on page 52 - that's not real world to me.

    Real world is database/data store back end, serving up user requests for data, that kind of thing.

    The chapters assume that just by listing out javascript and node.js script that you are learning it though there are no examples or I should say one liners as you go.

    I am going to finish the book but I feel I am going to need to go back and revisit node again with other training material.
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  • C. L. Murphy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Intro to node and more...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012
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    Seems to be a great Introduction to node.js so far. I have only had the book for a few days but so far I really like the way it is organized and seems to progress through learning node at a descent pace. I have some experience with Javascript (vanilla and jQuery) but I still consider myself a beginner. However, I havent had any problems getting the examples to work. I researched quite a few books before pre-ordering this one and I believe this one to be one of the better ones.
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  • Richard Lustemberg
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Node.js
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2012
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    I bought the book after having been browsing and searching for a good introductory book to Node.js. I've bought couple of video tutorials and other textual material, which I abandoned quickly for several reasons. Either they were outdated, or were combining Node.js with CoffeScript (Which I'm not intending to get into at the moment).
    Smashing Node.js seemed very promising and delivered. It's approach, by gradually introducing you to Node's features, solving problems and refactoring, matches pretty much the way I learn. It achieved what I wanted, to quickly learn and understand Node.js.
    There's some errata which needs to be taken care. Also its review of the JavaScript language could be better, using better examples than the ones provided (specially on JavaScript inheritance and call() and apply()). But the coverage of Node.js is great.
    I would recommend the book to someone who is well versed in JavaScript (which is a very tricky language).
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  • Craig Newton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2013
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    I really enjoyed the format of this book. It took me from Node.js noob to Node.js pro in a short amount of time. The examples are great and I really enjoyed the handson coding. I now use it as my reference when building applications using Node.js. This book has found a permanent home on my Kindle App on my iPad. Well done to Guillermo for an awesome title.
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  • Joel C. K. Chu
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction of node.js
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2013
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    First of all, I don't find those example are hard to read (someone here say it should be color coded. Well, please learn how to code in a console. It will do you a lot of good - it train your eyes to be 10 times faster).

    One of the cool thing about the book is - like many Smashing Magazine's book (this is my 7th book from Smashing Magazine). They start from real world problem. They waste no time in covering things that - seriously you might not use in a million years, or impress your next boss. Instead they answer all my questions - as if they have been listening to all my ranting :) So thanks guys.

    If you want to learn about this ground breaking technology - look no further, this is the first book you should read.
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  • Pragmateek
    5.0 out of 5 stars Une introduction complète et concrète
    Reviewed in France on May 28, 2013
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    Une excellente introduction à Node et son écosystème, progressive et structurée très logiquement, chaque partie découlant de la précédente.
    Les exemples sont courts et simples, souvent impressionnants : l'écriture d'un petit client Twitter en quelques dizaines de ligne en fait partie.
    Le livre va droit au but, sans digressions, tout a son importance; il fait donc un bon livre de référence.
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  • S. Burns
    4.0 out of 5 stars Scruffy Examples
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2012
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    The example code in this book is difficult to use, because (a) it's not colorized, (b) it dots around a bit, moving on (in the first example) to refactoring the code before you even have a working program, and (c) there is no presentation of the complete code at the end of the examples. It would really help to have links to online, colorized versions of the code showing the full progression of the examples. It would then be possible to cut-and-paste it into an editor, and allow the reader to see how the whole program fits together.

    Apart from this, I really like the book and it's getting me over some of my "blocks" about writing asynchronous code, JavaScript, etc. If the code presentations were improved and augmented with web resources, I feel it would merit the full five stars.
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  • FCM SOFTWARE
    4.0 out of 5 stars Summary
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2013
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    Just what it said on the tin, informative and clear with deep explanations of how it all works.
    Covers just about everything I wanted to know to get going with node.js and sockets.io.
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