Getting Started
Installing Express.js and Command-line Tools
A Special Note for Windows Users
Bootstrapping Your First App
What Just Happened?
Structure of an Express.js App

Frontend Development
Introducing the Jade Template Engine
Introducing Stylus
Bootstrap with Jade and Stylus
Public and Static Files
Other Templating Options

Planning Our Application
Planning the Structure of Our Application
Installing the Necessary Modules
Creating Our Endpoints

Creating Our User Interface
Creating Our Application’s User Interface
Understanding Logic-less Templates
Displaying Dynamic Data with Jade

Automated Testing
Why Automate Tests?
Micro Testing/Unit Testing Versus Full Stack Testing
Setting Up Test Tools
Server-side JS Testing Versus Client-side JS Testing

Storing Data in MongoDB
Installing and Configuring MongoDB
Wiring Up Mongoose.js
Creating Our Models
Differences between MongoDB and a Relational Database
Collecting Data

Authenticating Users
Adding Passport.js Authentication
Understanding Sessions
Using Facebook or Twitter for Authentication

Deployment Options
Deploying Your Application
Deploying Your App to the Cloud via Heroku
Considerations for Deploying Your App to Traditional Servers

Final Thoughts
Custom Modules
Opinionated MVC Framework – Sails.js
Popular Blogging Tool – Ghost
Client-side MVC Tools
Socket.io for WebSocket Connections
Wrap-up