MEAN Web Development - Second Edition

Develop your real-time MEAN application efficiently using a combination of MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node

About This Book

• Construct a fully-functional MEAN application by using its components along with the best third-party modules

• Harness the power of the JavaScript ecosystem to effectively run, build, and test your MEAN application

• Gain a deep, practical understanding of real-time web application development through real-world examples

Who This Book Is For

If you are a JavaScript developer who is interested in building modern web applications using MongoDB, Express, Angular 2, and Node 5.0, then this book is for you. You only need knowledge of JavaScript development.

What You Will Learn • Use MongoDB to store and retrieve your application's data

• Connect your Express application to MongoDB and use the Mongoose module

• Manage your users' authentication and offer them diverse login options using Passport

• Structure and use an Angular 2 application in your MEAN project

• Use Socket. io to create real-time communication between your client and server

• Test your application's Express and Angular 2 entities

In Detail

The MEAN stack is a collection of the most popular modern tools for web development that helps you build fast, robust, and maintainable web applications.

Starting with the MEAN core frameworks, this pragmatic guide will explain the key concepts of each framework, how to set them up properly, and how to use popular modules to connect it all together. By following the real-world examples shown in this tutorial, you will scaffold your MEAN application architecture, add an authentication layer, and develop an MVC structure to support your project development. You will learn the best practices of maintaining clear and simple code and will see how to avoid common pitfalls. Finally, you will walk through the different tools and frameworks that will help expedite your daily development cycles.

Watch how your application development grows by learning from the only guide that is solely orientated towards building a full, end-to-end, real-time application using the MEAN stack!

Style and approach

This comprehensive guide covers every part of the MEAN stack, and focuses on the gestalt power of the apps they can create through practical, real-world examples.

© 2016 Packt Publishing (Ebook): 9781785883675

Release date

Ebook: 30 November 2016