Getting Started with Meteor.js JavaScript Framework, 2nd Edition

Learn to develop powerful web applications in minutes with Meteor

About This Book

• Learn one of the most up-to-date JavaScript platforms, with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions
• Familiarize yourself with Meteor’s new and improved features
• Create dynamic, multi-user applications in JavaScript

Who This Book Is For

This book is for developers or students who have a working knowledge of JavaScript and HTML, and want to learn how to quickly develop full-stack web applications using pure JavaScript.

In Detail

Meteor is one of the most popular development platforms available today, allowing you to create and deploy mobile and web applications in a fraction of the time needed by other JavaScript frameworks. Getting Started with Meteor.js JavaScript Framework Second Edition is an easy to follow, step-by-step approach to learning how to build modern web applications with Meteor.

You will begin with a look “under the hood” to see what makes Meteor so special. Next, you will build a complete, working application from scratch, gaining a thorough understanding of Meteor’s major features including: data on the wire, web templates, declarative programming, full-stack reactivity, modularity, third-party packages, and MongoDB/NoSQL databases. Finally, you will learn how to harden your app, prepare it for production release, and quickly deploy it using Meteor’s public servers or your own custom server. With updated screenshots and code, this second edition will show you exactly why Meteor is the choice for rapid, elegant application development.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Setup and Installation
Chapter 2. Reactive Programming… It’s Alive!
Chapter 3. Why Meteor Rocks!
Chapter 4. Templates
Chapter 5. Data – Meteor Style!
Chapter 6. Application Structure – Client, Server, and Public
Chapter 7. Packaging and Deploying