node.js user group belgium - 1st meetup
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node.js user group BE1st meetup
(07 Nov 12; Floating Desk, Ghent)#njugbe
hi, i’m @stevenbeeckman
The Web
Back-end
Ruby
PHP
Python
Java
Front-end
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
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The Web
Back-end
Ruby
PHP
Python
Java
JavaScript
Front-end
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
node.js
“Node.js is a software system designed for writing highly scalable Internet applications, notably web servers.
Programs are written in JavaScript, using event-driven, asynchronous I/O to minimize overhead and maximize
scalability.” - Wikipedia
node.js
“Node.js is a software system designed for writing highly scalable Internet applications, notably web servers.
Programs are written in JavaScript, using event-driven, asynchronous I/O to minimize overhead and maximize
scalability.” - Wikipedia
GET RICH QUICK!
This doesn’t make you rich
Errors make you slowly rich
Communities make you rich
faster
BUT
communities make you a
better developer
better because
• Peter brought up “TDD with node.js”
• Dumitru suggested a meetup with a midwinter BBQ
• ...
craftsmanship
say what?
12factor.net
10 performance tips from LinkedIn mobile
awesome?Storify is looking for node.js devs
http://storify.com/jobs
happy to relocate to the Valley!
http://storify.com/storifydevhttp://dev.storify.com
let’s talk
frameworks?a.k.a. there’s life next to Express.js
hosting?a.k.a. there’s life next to Heroku & AWS
databases?technology & hosters
testing?mocha/should/cucumber/...
what have you built already?
Up next
testing & deploying node.js appson testing, CI and deploying
Wed 16 Jan 2013: Microsoft Belgium (Zaventem)
call for papers
http://slideshare.net/stevenbeeckman