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1. Introduction
   1. welcome
   2. What you should know
   3. Installing dependencies
2. What Is Node.js?
   1. Node.js history
   2. How Node.js works
3. Installing Node.js
   1. Installing Node.js on a Mac
   2. Installing Node.js on a PC
4. Node Core
   1. The global object
   2. Argument variables with process.argv
   3. Standard input and standard output
   4. Global timing functions
5. Node Modules
   1. Core modules
   2. Collecting information with Readline
   3. Handling events with EventEmitter
   4. Exporting custom modules
   5. Creating child process with exec
   6. Creating child process with spawn
6. The File System
   1. Listing directory files
   2. Reading files
   3. Writing and appending files
   4. Directory creation
   5. Renaming and removing files
   6. Renaming and removing directories
   7. Readable file streams
   8. Writable file streams
7. The HTTP Module
   1. Making a request
   2. Building a web server
   3. Serving files
   4. Serving JSON data
   5. Collecting POST data
8. titre
   1. Node Package Manager
   2. Installing npms locally
   3. Installing npms globally on a Mac
   4. Installing npms globally on a PC
   5. File servers with httpster
9. Web Servers
   1. The package.json file
   2. Intro to Express
   3. Express routing and CORS
   4. Express post bodies and params
10. WebSockets
    1. Creating a WebSocket server
    2. Broadcasting messages with WebSockets
    3. Creating WebSockets with Socket.IO
11. Testing and Debugging
    1. Testing with mocha and Chai
    2. Asynchronous mocha testing
    3. Mocking a server with Nock
    4. Injecting dependencies with rewire
    5. Advanced testing Sinon spies
    6. Advanced testing Sinon stubs
    7. Code coverage with Istanbul
    8. Testing HTTP endpoints with Supertest
    9. Checking server responses with Cheerio
12. Automation and Deployment
    1. Hinting your code with Grunt
    2. Converting LESS to CSS with Grunt
    3. Bundling client scripts with Browserify
    4. Rapid development with Grunt Watches
    5. Automation with npm
    6. Debugging with npm
13. Conclusion
    1. Next steps