Node.js 8 the Right Way

What This Book Is Not

Before you commit to reading this book, you should know what it doesn’t cover.

Everything About Everything

At the time of this writing, npm houses more than 528,000 modules, with a growth rate of more than 500 new modules per day.^[1] Since the ecosystem and community around Node.js is so large and still growing so rapidly, this book does not attempt to cover everything. Instead, this short book teaches you the essentials you need to get out there and start coding.

In addition to the wealth of Node.js modules available, there’s the added complexity of working with non-Node.js services and platforms. Your Node.js code will invariably act as an intermediary between various systems and users both up and down the stack. To ...