Meteor Cookbook

Over 65 hands-on recipes that cover every aspect of building and deploying elegant, full-stack web applications with Meteor

About This Book

• Save time and effort while fully leveraging the entire Meteor technology stack
• Quickly reference and implement the most powerful and useful features of one of the hottest and fastest growing JavaScript frameworks
• Master cutting-edge techniques used by the experts to build elegant, robust applications

Who This Book Is For

This book is meant for developers of all experience levels looking to create mobile and full-stack web applications in JavaScript. Many of the simple recipes can easily be followed by less-experienced developers, while some of the advanced recipes will require extensive knowledge of existing web, mobile, and server technologies. Any application or enterprise web developer looking to create full-stack JavaScript-based apps will benefit from the recipes and concepts covered in this book.

What You Will Learn

• Create and deploy user-friendly, touch-enabled web applications
• Rapidly build robust, responsive user interfaces
• Integrate any npm/Node package in minutes
• Leverage isomorphic JavaScript to develop full-stack applications
• Publish your own reusable custom packages
• Quickly implement user accounts compatible with Facebook, Google, Twitter, and more
• Convert external API streams into reactive, self-updating infographics
• Secure and optimize your Mongo data collections

In Detail

Meteor is an incredibly powerful, impossibly fun platform used to build modern, responsive web and mobile applications

Starting with simple recipes designed for quick reference, and culminating in advanced recipes that walk you through building and deploying a complete application, Meteor Cookbook covers all the major areas of Meteor development, including lesser-known and undocumented features. You will have instant access to step-by-step recipes, accompanied by clear, concise explanations on optimizing your workflow. Whether used as a learning resource or as a quick-reference guide, this book will surely earn a permanent spot on your development work desk!