Node.js in Action

Simplifies web application development Outlines valuable online resources Teaches Node.js from the ground up Node.js is an elegant server-side JavaScript development environment perfect for scalable, high-performance web applications.

Node allows developers to access HTTP and general TCP/IP functionality using a minimalist server-side JavaScript interface. Node.js in Action is an example-driven tutorial that starts at square one and goes through all the features, techniques, and concepts needed to build production-quality Node applications.

First it shows how to set up a Node development environment and the community-created extensions.

Then it runs through some simple demonstration programs and introduces asynchronous programming, a requirement for real-time applications such as chat, online games, and live statistics.

It also shows how to create serious web applications using Node |s HTTP API and introduces community frameworks that make web development easier and faster.