Choosing the right libraries and frameworks for your large-scale JavaScript applications isn't enough. Successful web development requires a more disciplined approach to application architecture and development. The Build First philosophy of designing for clean, well-structured, and testable applications before you write a single line of code ensures that you'll start out right and end up with applications that are easy to maintain, scale, and refactor.

JavaScript Application Design: A Build First approach introduces JavaScript developers to techniques that will improve the quality of their software as well as their web development workflow. You'll begin by learning how to establish build processes that are appropriate for JavaScript-driven development. Then, you'll walk through best practices for productive day-to-day development, like running tasks when your code changes, deploying applications with a single command, and monitoring the state of your application once it's in production. Along the way, you'll gain insights into designing well-rounded architectures for applications running on the Node.js platform.