The Essential Tools and Libraries

Gain the knowledge you need to navigate your way confidently through the ever-expanding landscape of modern JavaScript technologies.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Gain the knowledge you need to navigate your way confidently through the ever-expanding landscape of modern JavaScript technologies. With more than 100 Node.js frameworks available and the number rising every month, it is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid JavaScript fatigue and keep abreast of the developments that are most useful and relevant to your own projects. In such a saturated environment, the knowledge of exactly which tools will best fit your goals is invaluable.

This book will guide you through the quagmire by clearly and comprehensively outlining the most practically useful Node frameworks, libraries, and tools, as well as how they might be employed in your own projects. You will learn about JavaScript frameworks, including such as Polymer, Webix, Aurelia, Svelte, and Meteor.

This book will empower you to cut through the noise and learn how to achieve your career goals with the right tools meant especially for you.

• The what, why and how behind a variety of JavaScript Node frameworks, including Polymer, Aurelia, and Svelte
• How to choose the right Node framework for different types of projects
• How to ensure server-side optimization is done correctly, even if you are not a server admin
• Guide to such JS tools as Gulp, Grunt, and npm

Web developers looking to learn JavaScript; web development beginners; JavaScript developers; and frontend developers.