About author : Dr. Poornima G. Naik is currently working as a Professor an Head of Department of Computer Studies at CSIBER, Kolhapur. Her academic credentials are distinctly different. She has over 50 research papers in various international and national journals to her credit. She has authors 35 plus books in various cutting edge technologies in computers. She bears a varied and rich experience in the field of computer programming.

About book : The book aims at providing conceptual understanding of main concepts which enable the learner in applying the concepts to the real life problems required towards live application development. Each concept is demonstrated with fistful of programs which enable the reader in gaining in-depth knowledge in each of these areas. Vol -I of book on MEAN Stack Web Development Explained to Novice Learners – Vol I (Covers Node.js, Express.js and MongoDB) is divided into three chapters on Node.js, Express.js and MongoDB. Chapter 1 explores the core concepts of Node.js starting with setting up of Node.js environment and exploring Node Package Manager (NPM). Chapter 2 is devoted to the understanding of core concepts of Express.js. The highlights of this chapter are attributed to handling dynamic routes, understanding of different intricacies associated with middlewares, and child routing. The final Chapter 3 is devoted to exploring the concepts of MongoDB which is the most popular NoSQL database management system. The salient features of the chapter include structure of MongoDB database, MongoDB database design considerations, and data modelling in MongoDB.