New Node.js Book from Packt
Node.js is the new cool thing on the web, and everybody seems to be talking about it these days. And when everyone starts talking about something you start seeing books on the subject. Some time ago, I’ve caught David’s anouncement of the book he was writing, and was wondering about when it will be available, when Packt contacted me asking for a review of David’s Node web development, which has just been released (August 2011).
Packt launch sixth annual Open Source Awards
The 2011 Open Source Awards was launched today by Packt, inviting people to visit www.PacktPub.com and submit nominations for their favorite Open Source project. Now in its sixth year, the Awards continue in its aim of encouraging, supporting, recognizing and rewarding all Open Source projects.
Node Web Development
Quit scratching your head already. Of course you’re doing it, scratching your head and mumbling to yourself, “What’s a browser language doing on the server?” In truth, JavaScript has a long and largely unknown history outside the browser. JavaScript is a programming language, just like any other language, and the better question to ask is “Why should JavaScript remain trapped inside browsers?”
With these words, begins your jorney though web development using server-side JavaScript with Node.js. Right from the start, David Herron’s Node Web Development (2011, Packt) gives hints as to who this book would be most useful to: experienced software engineers, getting ready to explore the Node.js platform for the very first time. Frontend engineers that are looking to get into backend development, would probably find this book very useful.
If you are the tartget audience, though, you will find this book to be one of the best resources on Node.js available.
