Express.js for Web Developers: Practical Node.js web development for robust APIs, authentication, and deployment

By Kenneth Charette

This book is a practical, production-shaped guide to Express.js. It focuses on proven patterns-clean routing, robust middleware, stateless auth with JWT, database access with Prisma, testing with Jest/Supertest, security hardening with Helmet/CORS, and deploys to Docker, Heroku, and AWS. Every chapter includes complete, working code and a "why it works" explanation so you can apply it confidently on real projects.

About the Technology
Express.js is the minimalist web framework for Node.js-fast to learn, easy to extend, and battle-tested at scale. With Node 20+, modern tooling (ES modules, Prisma, Zod), and cloud-native deployment options, Express remains a top choice for building APIs that are simple to develop and straightforward to operate.

What's InsideA complete REST API from scratch: auth, RBAC, validation, and CRUDProduction-ready middleware: logging, rate limiting, error handlingData layer patterns with PostgreSQL (via Prisma) and MongoDB optionsSecurity best practices against XSS, CSRF, and injection attacksTesting strategy that sticks: unit, integration, and Postman/Newman in CIDeployment recipes for Docker, Heroku, and AWS ECS/BeanstalkObservability: pino logs, Prometheus metrics, and basic tracingFinal launch checklists and real-world troubleshooting playbook
Who This Book Is For
JavaScript developers who: Know basic Node/Express and want to build reliable production APIsAre moving from tutorial apps to secure, observable, deployable servicesNeed a concise reference with copy-pasteable templates and checklists
Every week an API ships without logging, rate limits, or proper auth is a future incident. This book helps you ship sooner and safer-with the guardrails in place before traffic arrives.
You'll run the starter API in under 30 minutes, add secure signup/login the same day, and have a containerized, monitored service ready for staging by week's end.
You're not just buying pages-you're getting: Reusable modules (auth, validation, error handlers)Deployment files (Dockerfile, Compose, Procfile, CI samples)Operational checklists that prevent late-night firefightsThese alone can save dozens of hours per project.

Build APIs you can trust in production. Get your copy of Express.js for Web Developers: Practical Node.js Web Development for Robust APIs, Authentication, and Deployment and start shipping faster, safer, and smarter-today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FRNLZ1S4
• ISBN13: 9798265989086
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"