Nick demonstrates the process of building a complete startup stack with AngularJS, Node.js and MongoDB and reveals some of the tradeoffs and decision points versus other stack options such as Rails. This video was recorded during the AngularJS Toronto Meetup on September 25, 2013.
The HAT Stack and the MEAN Stack
The shift to JavaScript from PHP/Rails stacks
Server-Centric Web Application VS. Browser-Centric Web Application
Creating Your Default Project Stack (Node, Yeoman, Mongo, Git, Sublime Text 2 and Webstorm)
The Server Stack
The Angular Stack
Integrating Angular and Node
Building and Testing a Simple API
Nick Van Weerdenburg is Rangle’s founder, first developer, and now leads the company's business development and strategy activities. Nick has 15 years of experience in web software in diverse roles and industries, first did server-side JavaScript in 1997, and is a firm believer in the thin-server, full-JavaScript stack. He is also an active speaker, delivering about a dozen talks each year. To hear more from Nick, follow him on Twitter at @n1cholasv.