Learning Single-page Web Application Development

214 Pages·2014·22.44 MB·English

by  Fernando Monteiro

Learning Single-page Web
Application Development
Build powerful and scalable single-page web
applications using a full stack JavaScript environment
with Node.js, MongoDB, AngularJS, and the
Express framework
Fernando Monteiro
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Learning Single-page Web Application Development
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Credits
Author Project Coordinator
Fernando Monteiro Harshal Ved
Reviewers Proofreaders
Shivang Agarwal Maria Gould
Giacomo Zinetti Linda Morris
Jonathan Todd
Commissioning Editor
Edward Gordon
Indexer
Priya Sane
Acquisition Editor
James Jones
Graphics
Abhinash Sahu
Content Development Editor
Athira Laji
Production Coordinator
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Technical Editor
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Cover Work
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About the Author
Fernando Monteiro is a frontend engineer, speaker, open source contributor,
and the mind behind the Responsive Boilerplate, a CSS library built with Less.js
for responsive layouts.
He contributes several articles and materials on design, development, and user
experience on his blog and for the entire web community.
He is passionate about web standards, frontend development, and mobile design,
and he spent the last 12 years creating high-end graphic and web experiences.
He began his career as a graphic designer in 2002 and quickly became an expert
in QuarkXPress, producing and editing more than 500 ads, CDs, and DVDs for
different companies around the world.
He has also published a book on HTML5 and responsive design for mobile devices:
Instant HTML5 Responsive Table Design How-to.
Currently, he works as frontend manager in one of the largest private companies
in web software development for government institutions. You can find more
about him on www.newaeonweb.com.br.
I would like to thank everyone who supported me in this journey.
To Ellen, for all the moments of encouragement; my son Mateus,
for always being by my side; my mother Paschoalina Patrizzi;
and my sister Marcia Monteiro.
I would also like to thank all the team members from Packt
Publishing who had direct contact with me and James Jones
and Athira Laji for their patience and support.
About the Reviewers
Shivang Agarwal has been working in the web application domain for the past
5 years. So far, he has worked on three different start-ups including one of his own.
These products are web applications and are catering to millions of users daily. Being
in a start-up for so long has allowed him to experiment with new technologies a lot.
He is a full stack web developer and a product guy. Currently, he is working as a
AVP engineer in an e-commerce start-up, Browntape, and leading the technology
team there. In the past, he has lead the engineer team of another start-up in the social
domain. He has vast experience in SPA development, infrastructure management,
and scaling products to cater to millions of users per day.
I would like to thank my parents, Sunil and Manisha Agarwal; my
brother and his wife, Shubham and Smoranika Agarwal; and my
wife Kriti for their support and patience.
Giacomo Zinetti, also known as Giko, is a full stack web developer from
Bregnano, a quiet town near Milan.
Since 1999, he has been passionate about web development, building better websites
and applications with innovative user experiences, and cool graphic interfaces,
and he's always looking to further the latest technologies.
He likes to work with a team of web enthusiasts, so they can all share their experiences.
He lives life not only through a monitor, but also traveling, taking pictures, juggling,
driving (especially motorcycles), snowboarding, playing board games, staying with
friends, and playing a new strange sport called tchoukball.
You can find him on Twitter @giacomozinetti or on his website https://giko.it/.
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I would like to dedicate this book to the memory of my father:
José M. Monteiro da Silva 1928-2014 R.I.P.