Rapid Prototyping with JS: Agile JavaScript Development

Start learning Backbone.js, Node.js and MongoDB.

Rapid Prototyping with JS: Agile JavaScript Development is a hands-on book which introduces you to agile JavaScript web and mobile software development using the latest cutting-edge front-end and back-end technologies including:

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Backbone.js
• Parse.com
• Heroku
• Windows Azure

Practical examples include building multiple versions of the Chat app:

• jQuery + Parse.com JS REST API
• Backbone and Parse.com JS SDK
• Backbone and Node.js
• Backbone and Node.js + MongoDB

The Chat application has all the foundation of a typical web/mobile application: fetching data, displaying it, submitting new data. Other examples include:

• jQuery + Twitter RESP API “Tweet Analyzer”
• Parse.com “Save John”
• Node.js “Hello World”
• MongoDB “Print Collections”
• Derby + Express “Hello World”
• Backbone.js “Hello World”
• Backbone.js “Apple Database”
• Monk + Expres.js “REST API Server”

This book will save you many hours by providing the hand-picked and tested colletion of quick start guides. RPJS has practical examples that allow to spend less time learning and more time building your own applications. Prototype fast and ship code that matters!

More info at http://rpjs.co

Table of Contents

Part I Quick Start
Chapter 1. Basics
Chapter 2. Setup

Part II Front-End Prototyping
Chapter 3. jQuery and Parse.com
Chapter 4. Intro to Backbone.js
Chapter 5. Backbone.js and Parse.com

Part III Back-End Prototyping
Chapter 6. Node.js and MongoDB
Chapter 7. Putting It All Together
Chapter 8. BONUS: Webapplog Articles