Beginning JSON

CHAPTER 10

Serving JSON

Up until this point, we have been focusing on JSON primarily from a front-end perspective. However, as a data interchange format, JSON plays an important role on the back end of our applications as well. Therefore, in order to further empower ourselves in the ways of JSON, we will explore how to set up our very own web server, utilizing an open source technology known as Node.js.

Once we have our own server up and running, you will learn how to utilize said server to provide JSON, receive JSON, and even store/persist JSON.

Node.JS

Node.js, commonly referred to as Node, is a runtime environment created by Ryan Dahl that ...