Beginning Node.js for PHP Developers is your guide to Node.js, with your PHP programming background in mind. This book focuses on telling you what you can use in Node.js to achieve what you did with PHP, and makes moving platforms easy for any PHP developer.You will begin by understanding why you need to move from PHP, how to get started with Node.js and how to build your first web app. You'll then move on to learn common syntax differences, how to work asynchronously, and what software patterns you should be using. You cover a wide range of tech including Jade, Express.js and MongoDB. You'll learn how to develop multiple sites on one machine, connect to APIs, and use Node.js in parallel with WordPress and other development stacks.Node.js has been increasing in popularity for some time and isn't showing any signs of stopping. Move from LAMP to MEAN and see the benefits that Node.js can bring to your workflow - add Beginning Node.js for PHP Developers to your library today.

Matthew Quinn is a user interface designer/developer and operates his own digital studio in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. He studied computer science at the nearby University of Guelph where he focused in computer graphics and human computer interaction. After graduating, Matthew started his own web development freelance business and it quickly grew into a full service web design company. He has over 15 years of web development experience using Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. In recent years he’s focused more on user interface design technologies like JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, and Sass in addition to digital design strategy and planning. Beyond the computer screen Matthew enjoys spending time with his wife and kids. In his free time he can usually be found in the middle of the country side looking for darkest skies to photograph the Milky Way, Nebulae and more.