The kind of programming that C provides will probably remain similar absolutely or slowly decline in usage, but relatively, JavaScript or its variants, or XML, will continue to become more central.
— Dennis Ritchie
In this introduction, we cover:
• Reasons behind full stack JavaScript development in general and for the writing of this book
• What to expect and what not to expect, and what are the prerequisites
• Suggestions on how to use the book and examples
• Explanation of the book’s notation format
Full Stack JavaScript is a hands-on book that introduces you to rapid software prototyping using the latest cutting-edge web and mobile technologies including Node.js, MongoDB, Twitter Bootstrap, LESS, jQuery, Parse.com, Heroku, and others.