Node.js: The Path to Advanced Development

Name: Node.js: The Path to Advanced Development
ISBN: 9787302456933

You JiaTsinghua University Press2017

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Chapters: 11
ISBN: 9787302456933

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Node.js: The Path to Advanced Development is written by veteran Node developer You Jia for developers who already know JavaScript and are preparing to build web applications with Node.js. The book has 9 chapters, covering in turn the principles of Node.js asynchronous implementation and its two async mechanisms (with source-code analysis), editing and debugging, testing techniques, Docker deployment, the module system, the V8 engine and code optimization, the Promise object and the bluebird library, solving callback pyramids with ES6 Generators, and the use of the open-source LoopBack framework in enterprise web applications (installation and running, routing and access control, adding new models, initializing the database, hook mechanisms, middleware, model relations, and running services in cluster mode). The final chapter explains writing Node addons from a C++ perspective, including exporting objects, functions, and constructors, as well as the thread model, CPU-intensive tasks, and heap memory management; an appendix also covers JavaScript strict mode and coding conventions. Through the twin threads of JavaScript and C++, the author aims to present the full picture of the Node technology stack.

Editor's review

这是清华大学出版社推出的一本聚焦「进阶」的 Node 实战书。尤嘉有奇虎、猎豹移动的浏览器与 WebKit/V8 研发背景，书中不少内容来自 CNode 社区的实际讨论与反馈，因此比起从零讲 API 的入门教程，它更关心「Node 为什么快、为什么这样设计」这类底层问题。几个值得注意的特点：一是讲原理不只停留在概念，异步机制、模块机制、V8 优化都配了源码分析；二是作者刻意避开了大家最熟悉的 Express，改用一个更强、更偏企业级的 LoopBack 框架作为案例载体；三是全书刻意把 C++ 扩展单列一章，点明 C++ 是 Node 技术栈的基石，这在同类中文书里并不常见。需要提醒的是，本书成书于 2016—2017 年，ES6 Generator、bluebird、LoopBack 3 等在当时属于前沿内容，如今部分生态已发生变化（async/await 早已普及，LoopBack 也迭代到新版本），阅读时建议把重点放在原理与思路，而不是具体 API 写法。附带源码示例可运行，适合边读边动手。

Who it's for

A good fit for

已掌握 JavaScript 语法，想系统理解 Node.js 运行原理的前端工程师
从事 Node 后端开发、希望补齐源码与性能知识的开发者
需要把服务用 Docker 部署、并做测试与调试的全栈开发者
对 V8 引擎、C++ 扩展模块和堆内存管理感兴趣的进阶读者

Not a good fit for

刚开始学编程、零 JavaScript 基础的纯新手
只想要 Express/Koa 快速上手教程、照着敲代码的读者
追求最新版本 API（如 async/await、LoopBack 4）的现代框架使用者

Reading tips

先自查是否熟悉 JavaScript 基本语法与事件循环概念，若不足先补基础再看本书。
第1章与第5章涉及源码，建议对照 Node 官方文档阅读，不必逐行死磕。
动手运行书中示例，按作者建议使用第3章介绍的容器在 Linux 环境下执行。
第6—7章涉及 Promise 与 Generator，可对比当今 async/await 写法理解演进脉络。

About the publisher

Tsinghua University Press China · Founded in 1980

Founded in 1980, Tsinghua University Press has 57 titles in our collection, covering popular science, medicine, health, law, philosophy and social sciences. Representative works include medical popular-science books such as Cancer Truth: Doctors Are Reading It Too and New Knowledge on Cancer by Bo Luo (Li Zhizhong), legal titles such as Sunshine Is the Best Preservative: Express Delivery of Major Global Anti-Corruption Cases, and works like Qi Ge's A Brief History of Philosophy with Big Ideas and Liu Yunhao's From the Internet to a New Industrial Revolution. Its authors include science writers, medical researchers, the Renmin University of China anti-corruption master's class and university scholars, reflecting a publishing profile that balances academic seriousness with accessible reading. As public information is limited, this profile is based only on the titles in our collection.

Chapter 1: Node Asynchronous Programming Paradigms
Chapter 2: Editing and Debugging
Chapter 3: Docker Deployment
Chapter 4: Testing Techniques
Chapter 5: The Module System, the V8 Engine, and Code Optimization
Chapter 6: The Promise Object
Chapter 7: Solving the Callback Pyramid with ES6 Generators
Chapter 8: The LoopBack Open-Source Framework
Chapter 9: Writing C++ Addons
Appendix A: JavaScript Strict Mode
Appendix B: JavaScript Coding Conventions

FAQ

这本书适合零基础学 Node.js 吗？

不适合。作者在前言中明确表示不假定读者有 Node 研发经验，但需要熟悉 JavaScript，并建议刚接触编程的读者先选更初级的教程。本书重心在原理、源码与工程实践，而不是入门语法。

书中为什么没有讲 Express？

作者在正文中说明，考虑到读者可能早已熟悉 Express，因此第8章改为介绍更强大、更偏企业级的 Web 框架 LoopBack，通过完整案例演示路由、权限、模型与 cluster 部署等环节。

这本书现在读会不会过时？

部分内容确有年代感：书出版于 2017 年，Promise 与 ES6 Generator 章节早于 async/await 普及，LoopBack 也已迭代新版本。但异步原理、V8 优化、C++ 扩展与内存管理等底层知识仍具参考价值，建议以理解原理为主。

附带的源码示例在哪里能拿到？

作者在前言中给出示例代码仓库地址 github.com/classfellow/node-AdProgramming，大部分示例可在 Node 支持的任意系统运行，建议在 Linux 环境配合容器执行。

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