Node.js makes it far easier to create fast, compact, and reliable web/network applications and web servers, and is rapidly becoming indispensable to modern web developers.Learning Node.js brings together the knowledge and JavaScript code you need to build master the Node.js platform and build server-side applications with extraordinary speed and scalability.Youll start by installing and running Node.js, understanding the extensions it uses, and quickly writing your first app. Next, building on the basics, youll write more capable application servers and extend them with todays most powerful Node.js tools and modules. Finally, youll discover todays best practices for testing, running Node.js code on production servers, and writing command-line utilities.Throughout the book, author Marc Wandschneider teaches by walking you line-by-line through carefully crafted examples, demonstrating proven techniques for creating highly efficient applications and servers.