Category: Node.js

JavaScript Application Design: A book you likely need if you are working with, or still learning, JavaScript – #programming #bookreview

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JavaScript Application Design A Build First Approach Nicolas Bevacqua Manning – paperback   I didn’t know how much I needed this book until I started reading it and exploring its code examples. Many of us who have worked with JavaScript started our connections to the language in very haphazard fashions. We learned some of it … Continue reading JavaScript Application Design: A book you likely need if you are working with, or still learning, JavaScript – #programming #bookreview

NODE.js IN PRACTICE – A well-focused guide to understanding & using this powerful web development platform – #programming #bookreview

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  Node.js in Practice Alex Young and Marc Harter Manning – paperback I have had a long-term, love-ignore relationship with Node.js. I have taken Node classes, read Node books, and tinkered with Node programming both on Windows and Linux machines. Sometimes I have loved working with Node.js. Other times, I have ignored it for months … Continue reading NODE.js IN PRACTICE – A well-focused guide to understanding & using this powerful web development platform – #programming #bookreview

Node.js Blueprints – A good how-to book that covers plenty of JS frameworks and tools – #programming #bookreview

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  Node.js Blueprints Develop stunning web and desktop applications with the definitive Node.js Krasimir Tsonev (Packt Publishing – paperback, Kindle)   Krasimir Tsonev’s new Node.js Blueprints book has proven helpful for me as I try to become more adept at using Node.js and a few of the many software packages that can work with it, such … Continue reading Node.js Blueprints – A good how-to book that covers plenty of JS frameworks and tools – #programming #bookreview

CoffeeScript in Action – A pleasant, thorough, language-centered how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

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  CoffeeScript in Action Patrick Lee (Manning – paperback)   CoffeeScript compiles to JavaScript, that awkward, quirky mashup which remains–because of its central role in the World Wide Web–one of the world’s most heavily utilized programming languages. When beginners first hear this about CoffeeScript, they often think: Ah, ha! I could learn that and skip … Continue reading CoffeeScript in Action – A pleasant, thorough, language-centered how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

Instant Handlebars.js – A short but effective how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

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Instant Handlebars.js Learn how to create and implement HTML templates into your projects using the Handlebars library Gabriel Manricks (Packt Publishing – e-book, paperback) “Short, fast, and focused.” These are the three promises offered for Gabriel Manricks’ new book, Instant Handlebars.js, from Packt Publishing. And, at just 62 pages in print format, it lives up … Continue reading Instant Handlebars.js – A short but effective how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

Functional JavaScript – Applying functional techniques and Underscore.js – #programming #bookreview

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Functional JavaScript Introducing Functional Programming with Underscore.js Michael Fogus (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) When I first started tinkering with JavaScript, object-oriented programming (OOP) was the rage, and JavaScript frequently was touted as one of the key object-oriented languages. After all, according to many online descriptions, almost everything within JavaScript “is OO.” Now, in this enjoyable … Continue reading Functional JavaScript – Applying functional techniques and Underscore.js – #programming #bookreview

Jump Start CoffeeScript – A quick guide for experienced programmers – #programming #bookreview

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Jump Start CoffeeScript Earle Castledine (SitePoint – paperback, Kindle) CoffeeScript is a fun yet “serious” computer language. It is, declares the coffeescript.org website, “a little language that compiles into JavaScript. Underneath that awkward Java-esque patina, JavaScript has always had a gorgeous heart. CoffeeScript is an attempt to expose the good parts of JavaScript in a … Continue reading Jump Start CoffeeScript – A quick guide for experienced programmers – #programming #bookreview

Jump Start Node.js – A well-written guide for learning Node.js quickly – #programming #bookreview

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 Jump Start Node.js Don Nguyen (SitePoint – paperback, Kindle) Don Nguyen’s well-written Node.js book has been in print for a few months and is an excellent text for learning how to put Node.js to work in fast, scalable real-time web applications. You should have some experience with JavaScript before tackling Node.js. But Nguyen says a … Continue reading Jump Start Node.js – A well-written guide for learning Node.js quickly – #programming #bookreview

Learning Node – A good how-to guide for server-side Web development with Node.js – #programming #bookreview

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Learning Node Shelley Powers (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle)  “Node is designed to be used for [server-side] applications that are heavy on input/output (I/O), but light on computation,” veteran Web technology author Shelley Powers notes in Learning Node, her ninth and newest how-to book from O’Reilly. “Node.js,” she explains, “is a server-side technology that’s based on … Continue reading Learning Node – A good how-to guide for server-side Web development with Node.js – #programming #bookreview

Node: Up and Running – A fine intro to Node.js, the new 799-pound gorilla in the room – #programming #bookreview #in

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Node: Up and Running Tom Hughes-Croucher and Mike Wilson (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $34.99; Kindle edition, list price $27.99) Node.js is often described as “the dominant player” in the world of server-side JavaScript development. Whether that’s completely true or boastful hype, big players such as Google, LinkedIn, eBay, Walmart and Microsoft now are using it. And so … Continue reading Node: Up and Running – A fine intro to Node.js, the new 799-pound gorilla in the room – #programming #bookreview #in