Getting Mean With Mongo, Express, Angular, and Node

This book does it's intended purpose well. It explains and teaches the MEAN stack effectively and efficiently. However, there are some small problems with it. Such as the section explaining MongoDB usage is a bit unclear, and there are a few instances were the book is a bit outdated. The main example would be that the author writes several examples through the book using Jade, a scripting language with some Javascript functionalities for generating HTML. However, now it's recommended to use EJS or PUG instead. I would like to stress that I learned a LOT even with the small problems that I had with the book, I do not regret buying it. HOWEVER! Soon the author will release a NEW version of this book, which will be more polished and up to date. I recommend checking to see if the new version is out if you are reading this review. 4.9/5, I like javascript now.

I am just loving this book. I have gone from zero to a full-stack developer in a matter of week with this book. The layered approach introducing all these new (to me) technologies is just amazing. Simon introduces new concepts layer by layer and in doing so, enabled me to understand each and empower me to use them and learn more. At the time of writing this review, the 2nd edition of this book is ready to go out. A lot of the technologies have evolved since the 1st edition was published which in a way was a help with my learning - I had to investigate many issues that were evident due to changing times and that forced me into deeper understanding of what my guide was showing me. I followed Simon's loc8r app about half way through the book and then decided to start over with my own app, using the book as my guide. I went right through to the end. Brilliant - the best technical book I have ever read.

I'm somewhat new to web dev. I've dabbled with basic HTML forms and CSS before, and a little bit of PHP, but nothing about doing both backend and frontend web dev. What I liked about this book was the actual architecture of writing up a RESTful API via Express, which I thought was handled pretty well. The sections on Node and Express give you a pretty decent handle on routing, but I felt the intro to Angular was a little lacking. You'll learn basic Angular concepts like routing and dependency injections, but I had to look up a few Angular documents/presentations on the side to really get the core concepts around which Angular is built. Additionally, there was a bit of debugging as some of the Angular modules are now outdated, but this was generally as simple as searching around for the new module names. Took me about 2 weeks to work through this book on and off. I'd recommend it if you're looking into this stack for the first time. If you're experienced to web dev and RESTful API's, you might be able to just get by off documentation and looking up best practices for an Express/Nodejs application.

I'm on chapter 10(out of 11 chapters) so I've worked on most of the book. The book starts out great and has a very intuitive architecture for the projects. As progress further into the book, however, more things begin to not work either because the book uses an older version of a module(which I understand the author can't control after the book is released) or because the instructions in the book are just wrong or things are left out. As you get into the later chapters, there's a lot of debugging you need to do because of these mistakes. Thankfully the book has a git repo that you can clone and check the code with for every chapter. Overall, this is a great book on learning Node but the mistakes that appear later were time consuming and annoying to fix. Hopefully the author will be releasing a second edition where these things will be fixed.

This probably one of the best books for MEAN stack within the category of full-stack development. Not only does it walk through all levels of building an application from the ground up, it also incorporates the best step by step approach regarding any project you would write. Other positives include, utilizing other technologies that can be used with other stacks aside from MEAN such Bootstrap, Git and Heroku, the best practices for making your application amorphous with APIs to output to different templates or versions of your product while working from one foundation. Downside is that this is for NodeJS platform which is strictly server-side Javascript with a bit of a learning curve, so it doesn't utilize php or servers such as nginx or Apache. However it's totally worth the effort and should be considered.

Just an awesome first book to learn the MEAN stack. I'm not super proficient with javascript, but I was able to understand and digest all concepts and code presented. The code works. The book is methodical. The author does a great job with explaining and guiding the reader. There is rarely any ambiguity. A must read.

Maybe the best coding book I've ever read. The author resists the temptation that many authors fall into which is to get too clever in their examples, trying to make two or three points at a time and unwittingly obscuring the essence of what's being taught. Holmes is extremely systematic in his approach, focusing on one and only one point at a time, allowing it to sink in before moving on to the next. His coding style is also very well organized, with emphasis on best practices. In retrospect, the other books and tutorials I read on MEAN stack were less than helpful. It won't surprise you that I highly recommend it. Also check out Holmes's online Appendix D about javascript coding practices, particularly the section on callbacks.

Teaches you on the go with examples

I have been using Javascript for a decade now.But I am new to MEAN stack. The book is very well designed to learn MEAN and learn it with practical scenarios. Appendixes help in setting up environment for MEAN app. First two chapters tell you when and when not choose to build your application in MEAN.Also various architectures you can choose to create your application . From 3rd chapter on wards you can make your application LIVE on one of the PaaS like Heroku.Its a great confidence booster to see your NODE/EXPRESS application live. The book takes you through the learning curve of each technology individually and also as a combination. A big thumbs up for the book and the author Simon Holmes

This book knocks all the online MEAN tutorials I've seen into a cocked hat. It's well planned, well designed and well written. It takes a sensible path through the MEAN technologies rather than dumping everything onto your plate at the same time, and it pays attention to all the important ancillary factors such as how to deploy the site into a live environment. It's also refreshing to see a book that pitches the narrative at exactly the right level. Clearly this isn't a book for utter beginners, but an intelligent enthusiast with a smattering of knowledge will be able to make decent progress and adept developers who want to learn the MEAN stack won't feel like they're being talked down to. By the end of this book you'll have a firm grasp on all the individual elements of the MEAN stack (and a whole bunch of extra stuff such as Twitter Bootstrap, Jade, Git and Heroku) and you'll know how and when to use them. That's what you want, isn't it? Well worth the money. Go buy a copy.

Sehr verständlich, sehr am nah (und relevant) am Thema. Sicher eines der besten Development Bücher die ich bisher gelesen habe.

Me gusto mucho este libro, la forma de explicar los conceptos es clara y concisa. Excelente libro. muy recomendado para todos niveles