Pro MERN Stack: Full Stack Web App Development with Mongo, Express, React, and Node

Great book if you want an introduction to all technologies and how they can mesh together. You build a simple CRUD app from start to finish and you even get a taste of server side rendering which is necessary when using React to get search engine hits to your website. The last chapter even gives you some tips on how to use the stack in a Real World production scenario. Oh I personally loved the introduction and explanation of Webpack and npm. After reading this book my foundation on just Webpack and npm are priceless. I didn't have much experience with neither and with this book I can easily setup my own boiler plate code if necessary. But there is alway mern.io if you want to just start making your app and not get bothered with creating all the boiler plate code from scratch. In addition, MongoDB was a first for me and I'm confident I can use the API to make the necessary post, get, and put calls as needed. Express was covered as well but was not as memorable as the the other 3 tech stacks. Word of caution, the world of React is ever growing and dynamic so I advised you to stick to the versions in the book to avoid any pitfalls and sticking points. A lot of readers have graciously updated parts of the books for newer versions of Webpack(2.5.1) and React-Router4 if interested. Good Luck Angel Rodriguez

I'll update this review later. I bought the book on kindle. I'm a already really put-off with the fact that the entire freaking book is written with bold font. Skimming through it looks like a really haphazardly formatted book. Once I've made it through the book I'll update my review.

I'm writing this review from the perspective of an experienced non-web developer who needed to create a UI in React and work with Node as quickly as possible. I think this book is fantastic. I wish all technical books were written so well. The author's writing style is very clear. What I like about the book the most is that the author consistently highlights and explains tricky points in the code. The question/quiz sections add a lot of value and really solidify concepts. The parts that helped me the most are the parts where he details setting up the environment to learn about MERN development. There are a lot of resources online, but they don't bring things together as neatly and as cleanly as this book does. The organization of the book makes a lot of sense too. In other books I've read, I feel like authors focused on things that were not as important early on (like styling) instead of drilling down on technical issues. This author gets to the point quickly and does not waste your time.

I've been learning web development for a few months now and I was having problems with the basics. Not anymore. This book helped me get a good grasp on how each piece of the puzzle fits together. Great book for the newbies!

Still reading it. So far so good. Everything in this book seems relevant and usable in a novices/beginner's workflow.

Recently, I graduated from a 3-month full-stack web development program in Boston. Many employers ask for experience with MERN apps and so I purchased this book. I was so impressed with what it has to offer. It provided me with a step by step account of how to create a full stack MERN app from scratch. Most useful are the detailed explanations that are given for highlighted (i.e. most important) lines of code. In addition, the author emphasizes best practices and teaches using the most up to date coding methods (e.g. ES2015). This makes the book that much more useful. I really couldn't ask for a better resource and will continue to look for Subramanian's publications.

This book contains an introduction to the MERN tech stack. The information presented is useful when it is correct. Most technical books have a few errors, but this book has several errors in the first chapter. It is clear that the instructions were not tested. Simple mistakes such as misplaced parameters, repeatedly using one hyphen when two are required, or leaving out 'run' from 'npm run watch' are show stoppers unless the reader already has some experience with these topics. Much of the content in the book is valuable to readers trying to learn new concepts. A lack of accuracy prevents this book from having a four or five star rating. If the abundant errors and omissions were corrected, this book would be much more useful.

I work on extending and maintaining a production scale MERN app, as a part of my day job. There are so many moving parts — starting with understanding the paradigm of React, effective bundling of the app, routing, server-side rendering, data persistence, and many other intricate details — which make it tricky, and hard for a MERN beginner to grasp how everything connects, and get up to speed with this stack. Vasan has not only covered all of these concepts in detail; but he shows you — with a real world example — how to properly connect all of the lego pieces, so you can get started with building awesome web applications using MongoDB, React, Node, and everything else in the corresponding ecosystem.

Really well written book; very clear and concise. I’ve enjoyed working through the book, following the examples to build up your own web app. Any questions I have seem to be answered by the following sections. There are some minor issues with outdated code but a quick Google search has been enough to figure out any discrepancies. Otherwise I definitely recommend this book as a quick learning tool.

Great book for junior and experienced developers of mern. Every part is very good . Highly recommended!

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I'm reading the 5 chapter. Until now the book is correct and the examples (using the versions indicated in the book) work. It is explained in a simple way.

Awesome and up-to-date guide for anyone interested in these combined technologies. Though you can also apply the practices separately depending on your use-case. But in any case, it's a wonderful and very useful book to have as part of your learning material.