<p></p><p></p><p><b>Azat Mardan</b> is a Software Engineering Leader at Indeed.com, and a JavaScript/Node.js expert with several online courses on Udemy and Node University, and 12 books published on the topic, including top-sellers <i>React Quickly</i> (Manning, 2016), <i>Full Stack JavaScript</i> (Apress, 2015), <i>Practical Node.js</i> (Apress, 2014), and<i>Pro Express.js</i> (Apress, 2014).</p><p>In his spare time, Azat writes about tech on Webapplog.com, speaks at conferences, and contributes to open-source. Before becoming an expert in Node.js, Azat finished his Master’s in Information Systems Technology; and worked at U.S. federal government agencies, small startups, and big corporations with various technologies such as Java, SQL, PHP, Ruby, etc.</p><p>Azat is passionate about technology and finance, as well as new ways of educating and empowering people.</p>