Smashing Node.js: JavaScript Everywhere (Smashing Magazine)

Learn to make more efficient apps, with just one language!Smashing Node.js: JavaScript Everywhere equips you with the necessary tools to understand Node.js and its uses in developing efficient web apps. With more traditional web servers becoming obsolete, having knowledge on servers that achieve high scalability and optimal resource consumption using Node.js is the key to your app development success. Teaching you the essentials to making event-driven server-side apps, this book demonstrates how you can use less space and take less time for communication between web client and server.Contains numerous hands-on examplesExplains implementation of real-time apps including Socket.IO and HTML5, and WebSocketsAddresses practical Node.js advantages from specific design choicesDemonstrates why knowledge and use of JavaScript is beneficial Includes an interactive online component with sample chaptersExplains components of stand out apps including brevity and benchmarksLooking to enhance your...