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Node: Up and Running: Scalable Server-Side Code with JavaScript 1st Edition

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This book introduces you to Node, the new web development framework written in JavaScript. You'll learn hands-on how Node makes life easier for experienced JavaScript developers: not only can you work on the front end and back end in the same language, you'll also have more flexibility in choosing how to divide application logic between client and server.

Written by a core contributor to the framework, Node: Up and Running shows you how Node scales up to support large numbers of simultaneous connections across multiple servers, and scales down to let you create quick one-off applications with minimal infrastructure. Built on the V8 JavaScript engine that runs Google Chrome, Node is already winning the hearts and minds of many companies, including Google and Yahoo! This book shows you why.

  • Understand Node's event-loop architecture, non-blocking I/O, and event-driven programming
  • Discover how Node supports a variety of database and data storage tools
  • Learn best practices for writing easy-to-maintain code for Node
  • Get concrete examples of how to use the various Node APIs in practice
  • Take advantage of the book’s complete API reference

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"The book is clear and approachable and is probably the best place to start if you want to kick the tires on Node. Recommended." - Dr Dobb's


"I haven't seen a better book on Node and the material online just doesn't compare." - Santosh on Software (O'Reilly Blogger Review Program)

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Tom Hughes-Croucher is a developer and technology evangelist. He's worked for and with numerous well known brands, including Walmart, Yahoo!, NASA, MySpace, Joyent, Tesco, Three Telecom, and UK Channel 4. Tom has contributed to a number of web standards for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the British Standards Institute (BSI).

Mike has had the privilege of working with some of the largest and most influential brands in the world, including Disney, Microsoft and McDonalds. He has years of web development experience, designing and building everything from small business sites to large MMO server clusters hosting millions of players. In his free time Mike maintains his personal blog (alwaysgetbetter.com) and contributes to forums and experiments with emerging frameworks and software. Mike lives in Vancouver with his wife and their three children.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (June 5, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1449398588
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1449398583
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.8 ounces
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    Mike Wilson is a developer, systems architect and administrator who specializes in highly scalable and responsive web applications. He has been building web applications small and large across multiple industries for over a decade, bringing his experience and insights into his writing.

    Mike is a multifaceted developer with experience in many technologies and programming languages. He shares his thoughts on his website at http://www.alwaysgetbetter.com.

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Customers find the book's introduction clear and concise, providing a good starting point for node-style thinking and programming. However, some customers report issues with outdated code and compile failures. They also mention slow pacing and lack of value for money. Opinions vary on the writing style - some find it well-written and clear, while others describe it as poorly written and lacking depth.

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7 customers mention "Introduction"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the book's introduction concise and helpful for understanding some of the core concepts. It provides practical examples and clear explanations to assist them as much as possible. The book strikes a good balance between explaining the VM and its own stack and providing a gentle introduction to the event-driven programming model.

"This book provides a very clear and concise introduction into getting yourself going with writing node applications...." Read more

"...The book strikes a good balance of practical examples vs. explaining the VM and its own idiosyncrasies (of which there are plenty)...." Read more

"...It's vey easy to understand what the book is talking about, but they are useless and time wasting." Read more

"...And it covers the key principles and gotchas of the Node.js event driven programming model: perfect for an 'Up and Running' style book...." Read more

7 customers mention "Writing style"3 positive4 negative

Customers have different views on the writing style. Some find it clear and concise, providing a great introduction. Others feel it lacks depth and is superficial, covering only getting Node up and running.

"...Overall, a great read...." Read more

"...This book is on getting Node up and running, not your skill with the JavaScript language. It is also not the place to explore the full node API...." Read more

"This book is surprisingly well written in comparison to the many 'computer books' I've read...." Read more

"In a nutshell, the book is superficial...." Read more

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Customers are unhappy with the code quality. They say it's outdated, has errors in sample code, and some of the more interesting code is incomplete or won't compile.

"like others have found, some of the more interesting code is incomplete/won't compile...." Read more

"Line by line I got all the way into chapter 3 and got compile failures. Why?..." Read more

"...n't even get past the third chapter because there were so many errors in sample code and outdated information...." Read more

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Customers find the book's pacing slow and it contains outdated information. They also mention errors in sample code and an outdated introduction in chapter 7.

"...My biggest issue with this book is that, sadly, it is outdated. Node.js evolves quite fast and obviously, the book can't keep up...." Read more

"...score in NPM, but introduced till the end of this book, chapter 7 with outdated introduction...." Read more

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Customers find the book useless and time-consuming. They say it's not worth buying, as functions are frequently deprecated.

"...vey easy to understand what the book is talking about, but they are useless and time wasting." Read more

"...Open Source Libraries change and with Node's popularity, functions are frequently deprecated. I will return the book...." Read more

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  • ST
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good starting point for node-style thinking and programming
    Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2012
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    This book provides a very clear and concise introduction into getting yourself going with writing node applications. It provides hands-on examples and clear descriptions to assist you as much as possible. If you're looking for a practical approach to learning this, I would highly recommend this to start off with. Use the concepts in this book in conjunction with the node API docs (found online) to for best results.

    That being said, I would like to then say what this book is NOT for (rightly so). It is not the place to learn JavaScript. This book is on getting Node up and running, not your skill with the JavaScript language. It is also not the place to explore the full node API. There is an entire website dedicated to it, placing it within this book would be redundant.
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  • Ilya Grigorik
    4.0 out of 5 stars Gentle introduction to Node
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2012
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    Short and to the point introduction. Target demographic: novice to cursory knowledge of node and general network programming.

    The book assumes no prior knowledge of the stack, and also provides a gentle introduction to the "event-driven" programming model. You'll learn how to create basic TCP and HTTP server with core API's, as well as learn about some of the complementary libraries: working with URI's, crypto, filesystem, spawning and working with children processes, and so on. The book strikes a good balance of practical examples vs. explaining the VM and its own idiosyncrasies (of which there are plenty).

    Overall, a great read. If there is one knitpick, then as with any node book I've seen to date, the discussion on "event driven programming" model is not the most balanced - it's neither new, nor is it a solution to every problem.
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  • Client Amazon
    3.0 out of 5 stars Was very good... until node changed
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2012
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    I purchased this book to learn about Node and the book delivers. It explains well the single-threaded event model and most architecture patterns. My biggest issue with this book is that, sadly, it is outdated. Node.js evolves quite fast and obviously, the book can't keep up. This is a problem if you want to follow the examples, as they won't compile, because node.js removed partial views.

    Anyone with access to google and a little research can look for the difference and still use the book. It simply requires a little bit more effort.
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  • Ben P. P. Tung
    2.0 out of 5 stars Bad way to get started in Node.js
    Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013
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    I've learned Node.js, but not from this book. I've wasted my time in this book for 74 pages, and would like to share something I dislike about this book after I've learned Node.js by myself to help others.

    1. module, module.exports, exports are the basic, but this book introduce it till the end of this book - Chapter 8 with a misunderstanding title - extending Node.js. You need to use require() to access your files, just like PHP require_once(). It would be appreciated if the author tell me to read the Modules module at Node.js API, it would save me a lot of time.

    2. Express is the most important project in the NPM, and starred in highest score in NPM, but introduced till the end of this book, chapter 7 with outdated introduction. Express is very useful, and similar to some framework in other languages.

    I assumed this book containning only 170 pages will help me getting started soon in Node.js, but very disappointed till the end. It's vey easy to understand what the book is talking about, but they are useless and time wasting.
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  • Charles J. Short
    5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and cogent presentation of Node.js necessities.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2012
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    This book is surprisingly well written in comparison to the many 'computer books' I've read. And it covers the key principles and gotchas of the Node.js event driven programming model: perfect for an 'Up and Running' style book.

    This concise style, 184 pages, is the only down side. I hope the authors have the time to write a Node 'Cookbook' for the community which could detail more use cases for the many different Node modules.
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  • Bryan MacFarlane
    4.0 out of 5 stars Solid intro to get up and running with Node
    Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2013
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    It's hard to get your head around everything that is Node - especially since the most significant part of node is all the community open source module contributions.

    But, this book does a good job at getting you going and understanding some of the core concepts.
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  • Mark L.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good guide to Node.js platform
    Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2013
    Node - Up and Running is a good guide to do just that, get up and running with Node. Starting with a brief introduction to Node.js, the book walks the reader through the philosophies behind Node.js, core features, patterns, and external modules. These provide sufficient background for a newcomer to start building applications in Node.

    Because everything is still evolving, version numbers should have been included in the modules discussed and used in code samples, which may use deprecated code. I think having version numbers would have helped more easily track down the differences between the current releases and the example code.

    Read it to get an understanding of Node.js, but be ready to spend a little more time to work the code samples.
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  • NS Lee
    3.0 out of 5 stars Superficial overview
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2012
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    In a nutshell, the book is superficial. There isn't even a detailed description of the full Node API--no list of all the modules and method calls, and so on.
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  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantástico libro
    Reviewed in Spain on January 26, 2018
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    Libro muy completo y útil para ponerse al día con la programación Node, muy bien redactado y fácil de comprender :)
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  • Sachin Kumar
    4.0 out of 5 stars read it till last page you will surely have good knowledge of node
    Reviewed in India on February 23, 2015
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    Its a must read book for beginners, read it till last page you will surely have good knowledge of node.
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  • Hugo Alexandre Santos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great introductory book to Node.js
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2014
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    Great introductory book to Node.js
    Concise, clear
    Handful of small fully working examples
    Covers the most important aspects about Node: the event loop, non-blocking I/O, data storage, child processes and inter-process communication
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  • juan camus
    4.0 out of 5 stars Node
    Reviewed in Spain on August 24, 2014
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    Recibido en fecha y aviso de la agencia de transporte por teléfono móvil. Muy bien. Todo correcto y bastante rápido.
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  • Carlos M.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Ideal para recién iniciados en Node
    Reviewed in Spain on November 20, 2015
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    Libro bajo mi punto de vista enfocado para iniciados recientemente en el mundo de Node. Una parte del libro ayuda a comprender cómo funciona este framework, sus pros (aplicaciones) y contras (no aplicaciones), que lo veo fundamental. La otra parte del libro se basa dar una explicacion de los distintos módulos propios de node y de terceros más útiles/importantes. No recomendado para gente con experiencia previa en Node.
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