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 LuckAngel Rodriguez

Its a good intro to the nodejs/react stack. There are a lot of typos in the code samples. Also, some of the libraries/syntax is outdated. Specifically, the usage of react-router as opposed to react-router-dom. The good news is that I had to do a lot of independent research and learn the debugger to make up for it. A 2nd edition with fixed typos and more up to date code would help.The React landscape is changing quickly, so any publication would have this issue to deal with.

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.

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'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.

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

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!

The way this book is written does not make it very easy to learn how the various product in the MERN stack work together. The coding examples are not best practice examples and thus worthless to me. I would love to get my money back from this purchase and get a book that would be more inline with my needs.

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.

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.

Really helpful. Not the first node book I read, but this one is very engaging. It's a must buy!

well written.