Unleash the power of MERN stack by building diverse web applications using React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB
The benefits of using a full JavaScript stack for web development are undeniable, especially when robust and widely adopted technologies such as React, Node, and Express and are available. Combining the power of React with industry-tested, server-side technologies, such as Node, Express, and MongoDB, creates a diverse array of possibilities when developing real-world web applications.
This book guides you through preparing the development environment for MERN stack-based web development, to creating a basic skeleton application and extending it to build four different web applications. These applications include a social media, an online marketplace, a media streaming, and a web-based game application with virtual reality features.
While learning to set up the stack and developing a diverse range of applications with this book, you will grasp the inner workings of the MERN stack, extend its capabilities for complex features, and gain actionable knowledge of how to prepare MERN-based applications to meet the growing demands of real-world web applications.
What you will learn
Set up your development environment and develop a MERN application
Implement user authentication and authorization using JSON Web Tokens
Build a social media application by extending the basic MERN application
Create an online marketplace application with shopping cart and Stripe payments
Develop a media streaming application using MongoDB GridFS
Implement server-side rendering with data to improve SEO
Set up and use React 360 to develop user interfaces with VR capabilities
Learn industry best practices to make MERN stack applications reliable and scalable
