Efficient Node.js: A Beyond-the-Basics Guide

by Samer Buna

Overview

Take your web development skills from browser to server with Node.js, the popular backend framework used by more than 10 million developers at companies like Amazon, Netflix, and LinkedIn, to name just a few. If you're comfortable working with JavaScript, this practical guide from Samer Buna will show you how to effectively build and maintain even the most complex Node.js applications.

Following a hands-on, project-based approach, you'll move from key fundamentals to advanced concepts such as modules, packages, event-driven architecture, streams, child processes, scaling, testing, deployment, and much more—all while focusing on what actually matters in practice.

• Understand Node.js's native capabilities in order to best use the powerful libraries and tools in its ecosystem
• Utilize Node.js modules and packages
• Explore Node.js's event-driven architecture, streams, and child processes
• Create, test, and maintain efficient and scalable Node.js applications

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781098145156
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/08/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Samer Buna has over 20 years of experience in software development, API design, database management, and scalability. Samer has authored several technical books and online courses about JavaScript, Node.js, React.js and more. Samer is passionate about everything JavaScript, and he loves exploring new libraries. His favorite technical stack is PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Node, and React.