Chapter 4. Introducing Express
When we need to build a full-fledged web application, writing the whole application from scratch is not the best approach to take. We can think of using a well-maintained and well-written web application framework to build our application to reduce the development effort and increase the maintainability.
In this chapter:
- We will explore the Express.js web application framework
- We will explore the various elements of Express.js
- We will develop the necessary code to bootstrap a web application using Express
Web application frameworks
Simply put, a web framework makes it easier to develop a web application. Consider the aspect of breaking down commonly used functionality into reusable modules. That is exactly what frameworks ...
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