Pro MERN Stack: Full Stack Web App Development with Mongo, Express, React, and Node

This book covers the latest version of React (React 16) and React Router (React Router 4), which have a different approach to routing compared to React Router 2. It also covers other complementary tools such as React Bootstrap, React Router, GraphQL, Babel, and Webpack. The primary focus of the book is to equip readers with all the necessary skills to build a full-fledged web application, with a large portion devoted to React 16. The MEAN (MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, Node) stack introduced Single Page Apps (SPAs) and front-end Model-View-Controller (MVC) as new and efficient paradigms.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 542 pages
Publication date: 13 May 2019
Publisher: APress

This book provides a comprehensive guide to building modern web applications using the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node) stack. It covers the latest versions of React, React Router, and other complementary tools such as GraphQL, React-Bootstrap, Babel, and Webpack.

The primary focus of the book is to equip readers with all the necessary skills to build full-fledged web applications using the MERN stack. However, a significant portion of the book is devoted to React 16, as it introduces new features and improvements to the library.

The MEAN (MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, Node) stack, which introduced Single Page Apps (SPAs) and front-end Model-View-Controller (MVC) as new and efficient paradigms, has gained popularity in recent years. Facebook's React is a technology that competes indirectly with AngularJS. It is not a full-fledged MVC framework but a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. However, it is possible to build a web app by replacing AngularJS with React, hence the term MERN stack.

In this book, readers will discover the features of React 16 to get the maximum out of this powerful library. They will also gain the basics of MongoDB, Express, and Node, which are the core components of the MERN stack. Readers will work with other libraries complementary to React, such as React-Bootstrap, React Router, and GraphQL, to enhance the functionality and scalability of their web applications.

Tools such as Babel and Webpack, which are required to build JavaScript-based SPAs, are also covered in detail. The book emphasizes the importance of tying all the components together to build a complete web app.

This book is designed for developers and architects who have prior experience in any web app stack other than the MERN stack. Prior knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is required.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, this book will provide you with the knowledge and skills to build modern web applications using the MERN stack.

Weight: 1054g
Dimension: 181 x 254 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781484243909
Edition number: 2nd ed.