Getting MEAN with Mongo, Express, Angular, and Node, 2nd Edition

Summary

Getting MEAN, Second Edition teaches you how to develop full-stack web applications using the MEAN stack. This edition was completely revised and updated to cover MongoDB 4, Express 4, Angular 7, Node 11, and the latest mainstream release of JavaScript ES2015.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Juggling languages mid-application can radically slow down a full-stack web project. The MEAN stack—MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node—uses JavaScript end to end, maximizing developer productivity and minimizing context switching. And you’ll love the results! MEAN apps are fast, powerful, and beautiful.

About the Book

Getting MEAN, Second Edition teaches you how to develop full-stack web applications using the MEAN stack. Practical from the very beginning, the book helps you create a static site in Express and Node. Expanding on that solid foundation, you’ll integrate a MongoDB database, build an API, and add an authentication system. Along the way, you’ll get countless pro tips for building dynamic and responsive data-driven web applications!

What’s inside

• MongoDB 4, Express 4, Angular 7, and Node.js 11
• MEAN stack architecture
• Mobile-ready web apps
• Best practices for efficiency and reusability

About the Reader

Readers should be comfortable with standard web application designs and ES2015-style JavaScript.

About the Author

Simon Holmes and Clive Harber are full-stack developers with decades of experience in JavaScript and other leading-edge web technologies.

Table of Contents

PART 1 – SETTING THE BASELINE
Chapter 1. Introducing full-stack development
Chapter 2. Designing a MEAN stack architecture

PART 2 – BUILDING A NODE WEB APPLICATION
Chapter 1. Creating and setting up a MEAN project
Chapter 2. Building a static site with Node and Express
Chapter 3. Building a data model with MongoDB and Mongoose
Chapter 4. Writing a REST API: Exposing the MongoDB database to the application
Chapter 5. Consuming a REST API: Using an API from inside Express

PART 3 – ADDING A DYNAMIC FRONT END WITH ANGULAR
Chapter 1. Creating an Angular application with TypeScript
Chapter 2. Building a single-page application with Angular: Foundations
Chapter 3. Building a single-page application with Angular: The next level

PART 4 – MANAGING AUTHENTICATION AND USER SESSIONS
Chapter 1. Authenticating users, managing sessions, and securing APIs
Chapter 2. Using an authentication API in Angular applications