NODE.JS FOR DEVELOPERS: A Practical Guide to Building Modern Web Servers, REST APIs, and Production-Ready Applications with JavaScript - Softcover

COTNER, ERIC T.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798170802661

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Want to build real web applications with JavaScript instead of stopping at the basics?

Node.js for Developers gives you a practical path to building modern server-side applications with Node.js. Whether you’re new to backend development or already comfortable with JavaScript, this book helps you develop the skills needed to create reliable web servers, REST APIs, and production-ready applications.

At its core, this book focuses on turning JavaScript knowledge into practical backend development skills. You’ll learn how Node.js works, how applications handle requests and data, and how to structure projects that can grow beyond simple experiments.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

• Set up Node.js projects and understand the runtime environment
• Build web servers and handle HTTP requests and responses
• Design and develop REST APIs with practical JavaScript techniques
• Work with routing, middleware, asynchronous programming, and error handling
• Manage application data and connect backend services to databases
• Handle authentication, validation, and essential API security practices
• Organize Node.js applications using maintainable project structures
• Test, debug, and troubleshoot backend applications effectively
• Prepare applications for production with configuration, logging, and deployment practices
• Build practical server-side features that reflect real-world development workflows

By the end of the book, you’ll have a stronger understanding of Node.js development, backend JavaScript, REST API development, web servers, asynchronous programming, and production application practices. You’ll be better prepared to create backend systems that are organized, reliable, and ready to support modern applications.

Whether you’re an aspiring backend developer, JavaScript programmer, web developer, or developer looking to add server-side skills to your toolkit, this book provides a practical foundation you can build on.

Stop limiting JavaScript to the browser. Get your copy of Node.js for Developers today and start building modern web servers, REST APIs, and production-ready applications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798170802661
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480