Overview
Your users ask for AI magic, but deadlines and budgets feel brutal. Machine learning tutorials overwhelm, filled with Python, servers, and expensive GPU advice. You already master React and Next.js, now leverage them to deliver intelligence. This book introduces JavaScript friendly tools that integrate AI without hidden complexity. Build chatbots, summarizers, and knowledge systems, all streaming responses in real time. Maintain full control over costs, latency, privacy, and the final user experience. Vercel AI SDK setup: Create fast, streaming conversations that feel natural on every device. LangChain.js pipelines: Chain retrieval, reasoning, and generation with clear, modular JavaScript functions. Context management patterns: Preserve chat history to deliver consistent, helpful, brand-aligned answers. RAG knowledge base: Provide cited responses from company documents, boosting trust and accuracy. Voice interview assistant: Transcribe speech, generate feedback, and improve preparation with immediate insights. Build AI into Your Web Apps by Senior Staff Engineer Theo Despoudis, teaches proven AI integration techniques using only JavaScript, React, and Next.js. Follow three complete projects: a ChatGPT-style bot, a document summarizer, and a RAG corporate assistant. Each chapter combines diagrams, runnable notebooks, and step-by-step code to turn theory into deployable features. Finish able to evaluate AI services, tune latency and spend, and explain design choices to stakeholders. Your next release ships smarter, faster, and under budget. Perfect for React and Next.js developers who want practical AI features without a data-science detour.
Full Product Details
Author: Theo Despoudis
Publisher: Manning Publications
Imprint: Manning Publications
Weight: 0.449kg
ISBN: 9781633436084
ISBN 10: 163343608
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 04 May 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
The book covers the technical implementation of generative AI in web applications, including LLMs, document summarization, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI-driven web development. It provides hands-on coding examples and practical use cases, making it a good match for developers and AI engineers looking to integrate AI into web apps. Vinod Veeramachaneni,, Software Engineering Leader, ThinkMediator This is a book necessary for those who want to understand how LLM and generative AI can be integrated into a Web application. Panagiotis Matsinopoulos, Humble Software Engineer, Talent Protoco
Author Information
Theo Despoudis is a Senior Staff Software Engineer known for launching AI-powered search experiences at scale. With years leading headless WordPress solutions on Next.js, Theo brings pragmatic clarity and production wisdom to every page. He distills JavaScript-first AI expertise into approachable patterns that help developers deliver reliable intelligent features quickly.
