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.

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

Introducing full-stack development
Designing a MEAN stack architecture
Creating and setting up a MEAN project
Building a static site with Node and Express
Building a data model with MongoDB and Mongoose
Writing a REST API: Exposing the MongoDB database to the application
Consuming a REST API: Using an API from inside Express
Creating an Angular application with TypeScript
Building a single-page application with Angular: Foundations
Building a single-page application with Angular: The next level
Authenticating users, managing sessions, and securing APIs
Using an authentication API in Angular applications