Getting Started with Meteor.js JavaScript Framework

Book Description

Develop modern web applications in Meteor, one of the hottest new JavaScript platforms

Overview

• Create dynamic, multi-user web applications completely in JavaScript.
• Use best practice design patterns including MVC, templates, and data synchronization.
• Create simple, effective user authentication including Facebook and Twitter integration.
• Learn the time-saving techniques of Meteor to code powerful, lightning-fast web apps in minutes

In Detail

Meteor is a brand new platform built entirely in JavaScript that allows you to build modern, dynamic web applications in the blink of an eye. With support for nearly every popular JavaScript framework (and more being added every day), Meteor provides you with the ability to quickly and easily develop sophisticated and stylish web applications.

“Getting Started with Meteor” is an easy to follow, step-by-step approach to learning how to build modern web applications with Meteor. Through the development of a complete and ready-to-use application, you will experience exactly how easy and fast it can be to develop robust, flexible web applications, so you can build your own “killer” app in no time.

“Getting Started with Meteor” will walk you step-by-step through all the major advantages that Meteor has to offer. You’ll be up and running in less than two minutes, and will develop an actual application you can use. As you move quickly through the exercises, you’ll be able to experience first-hand how easy it is to develop in Meteor, and will gain invaluable best practices you can apply immediately to your coding projects.

You will learn about reactive programming and how Meteor takes advantage of the latest web technologies. You will gain a solid understanding of what the best design patterns are for developing web apps, and when to use them. You will learn how Meteor uses HTML templates and NoSQL (document-based) databases together to make coding applications simple and fun. Finally, you’ll gain best practices for security and performance, making your web applications fast, secure, and easy to use. If you want to build a web application but hate how difficult it seems to be, this book will show you the easy way to build and deploy modern web apps

This book will teach you everything you need to know to get up and running with Meteor, and start you on your way to becoming an expert web applications developer

What you will learn from this book

• Leverage reactive programming and live HTML in modern web applications.
• Design and implement MongoDB/NoSQL databases.
• Develop fast, simple web interfaces with HTML templates (Handlebars).
• Use design patterns effectively, including MVC/MVVM and Publisher-Subscriber.
• Use local and server synchronization to make apps more user-friendly.
• Structure an application for performance and security.
• Leverage and integrate user authentication systems (Facebook and Twitter)
• Implement third-party packages and add-ons such as Bootstrap and jQuery
• Deploy and administer Meteor applications.

Approach

Written in an engaging, easy-to-follow style, “Getting Started with Meteor” is a practical guide for developing modern web applications with Meteor.

中文：

书名：Getting Started with Meteor.js JavaScript Framework

在Meteor上开发现代Web应用程序，Meteor是最热门的新JavaScript平台之一

Overview

• 完全用JavaScript创建动态、多用户的Web应用程序。
• 使用最佳实践设计模式，包括MVC、模板和数据同步。
• 创建简单、有效的用户身份验证，包括Facebook和Twitter集成。
• 学习Meteor节省时间的技术，在几分钟内编写功能强大、闪电般的Web应用程序

In Detail

Meteor是一个全新的平台，完全用JavaScript构建，允许你在一眨眼的时间里构建现代的、动态的Web应用程序。Meteor支持几乎所有流行的JavaScript框架(并且每天都在添加更多的框架)，使您能够快速轻松地开发复杂而时尚的Web应用程序。

《Meteor入门》是学习如何使用Meteor构建现代Web应用程序的一种简单、循序渐进的方法。通过开发一个完整且随时可用的应用程序，您将体验到开发健壮、灵活的Web应用程序是多么的简单和快速，这样您就可以立即构建自己的杀手级应用程序。

《Meteor入门》将一步步带您了解Meteor提供的所有主要优势。您将在不到两分钟的时间内启动并运行，并将开发一个您可以使用的实际应用程序。当您快速完成练习时，您将能够亲身体验到在Meteor中开发它是多么容易，并将获得宝贵的最佳实践，您可以立即将其应用于您的编码项目。

您将了解反应式编程以及流星如何利用最新的网络技术。您将深入了解什么是开发Web应用程序的最佳设计模式，以及何时使用它们。您将了解Meteor如何结合使用HTML模板和NoSQL(基于文档的)数据库，使编码应用程序变得简单而有趣。最后，您将获得安全和性能方面的最佳实践，使您的Web应用程序快速、安全且易于使用。如果您想构建一个Web应用程序，但又讨厌它看起来有多难，这本书将向您展示构建和部署现代Web应用程序的简单方法

这本书将教你所有你需要知道的关于使用Meteor的知识，并开始你成为一名专业的Web应用程序开发人员

What you will learn from this book

• 在现代Web应用程序中利用反应式编程和活动的HTML语言。
• 设计并实现了MongoDB/NoSQL数据库。
• 使用HTML模板(车把手)开发快速、简单的Web界面。
• 有效地使用设计模式，包括MVC/MVVM和发布者-订阅者。
• 使用本地和服务器同步使应用程序更加用户友好。
• 为性能和安全性构建应用程序。
• 利用和集成用户身份验证系统(Facebook和Twitter)
• 实现第三方包和附加组件，如Bootstrap和jQuery
• Deploy and administer Meteor applications.

Approach

以吸引人的、易于遵循的风格编写，《流星入门》是使用流星开发现代网络应用程序的实用指南。