Preface

The principles of asynchronous event-driven programming are perfect for today's Web, where efficient real-time applications and scalability are at the forefront. Server-side JavaScript has been here since the nineties, but Node got it right. With a thriving community and interest from the Internet giants, it could be the PHP of tomorrow.

Node Cookbook shows you how to transfer your JavaScript skills to server-side programming. With simple examples and supporting code, Node Cookbook takes you through various server-side scenarios, often saving you time, effort, and trouble by demonstrating best practices and showing you how to avoid security mistakes.

Beginning with making your own web server, the practical recipes in this cookbook are designed to smoothly progress you to making full web applications, command-line applications, and Node modules. Node Cookbook takes you through interfacing with various database backends, such as MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis, working with web sockets, and interfacing with network protocols, such as SMTP. Additionally, there are recipes on handling streams of data, security implementations, writing, your own Node modules, and different ways to take your apps live.