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Learning Node.js for Mobile Application Development

Make use of Node.js to learn the development of a simple yet scalable cross-platform mobile application

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited
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|Nov 2015
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Make use of Node.js to learn the development of a simple yet scalable cross-platform mobile application

Key Features

    Book Description

    Node.js is a massively popular JavaScript library that lets you use JavaScript to easily program scalable network applications and web services. People approaching Node.js for the first time are often attracted by its efficiency, scalability, and the fact that it's based on JavaScript, the language of the Web, which means that developers can use the same language to write backend code. Also, it’s increasingly being seen as a modern replacement for PHP in web development, which relies on fast-paced data exchange. The growing community and the large amount of available modules makes Node.js one of the most attractive development environments.
    This book takes a step-wise and incremental approach toward developing cross-platform mobile technologies using existing web technologies. This will allow you to truly understand and become proficient in developing cross-platform mobile applications with Node.js, Ionic Framework, and MongoDB.
    The book starts off by introducing all the necessary requirements and knowledge to build a mobile application with a companion web service. It covers the ability to create an API from scratch and implement a comprehensive user database that will give you the opportunity to offer a mobile application with a personalized experience.
    Midway through the book, you will learn the basic processes to create a successful mobile application. You will also gain higher-level knowledge, allowing you to develop a functional and secure mobile application to ensure a seamless user experience for end users.
    Finally, the book ends with more advanced projects, which will bring together all the knowledge and expertise developed in the previous chapters to create a practical and functional mobile-application that has useful real-world features.

    What you will learn

    • Develop an API from scratch
    • Set up a MongoDB Database as part of your mobile application backend
    • Deploy a crossplatform mobile application from the command line
    • Incorporate features within your mobile application that use native phone features such as a gyroscope, GPS, and accelerometer
    • Implement mobile applications that use webenabled APIs
    • Build a mobile application with realtime chat messaging features
    • Develop a secure mobile application that is capable of functioning with realtime data

    Who this book is for

    This book is intended for web developers of all levels of expertise who want to deep dive into cross-platform mobile application development without going through the pains of understanding the languages and native frameworks that form an integral part of developing for different mobile platforms.

    Table of Contents

    1. "Setting up your workspace "
    2. "Configuring persistence with MongoDB "
    3. "Creating an API"
    4. Securing your backend
    5. "Web sockets and real time data"
    6. "Introducing Ionic"
    7. "Building user interfaces"
    8. "Making our app interactive"
    9. "Accessing native phone features"
    10. "Working with APIs"
    11. "Working with security"
    12. "Working with real time data"
    13. "Building a chat group app"
    14. "Building a shopping app"
    PDF ISBN: 978-1-78217-504-9
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2015 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2015
    Language: English
    Pages: 248

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