Full Stack JavaScript Learn Backbone.js, Node.js, and MongoDB Second Edition

                            Introduction


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.

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