lancefisher/node.js-presentation

#Intro to node.js

View the presentation at: http://lancefisher.github.com/node.js-presentation/

###What is node.js

###Evented I/O

• JavaScript on the server!
• Evented I/O

###Installing

• On Windows or Mac, use an installer
• On Linux, use your favorite package manager

###A web server

var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
  res.end('Hello World\n');
}).listen(1337, '127.0.0.1');
console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:1337/');

###NPM Node Package Manager

###REPL Read Eval Print Loop

###Core Modules e.g. http

###Files as Modules var thing = require('./mything')

###Callbacks THE convention

###socket.io Realtime Pushing to the client

###Debugging node debug util.inspect node-inspector

###Make your own scripts:

chmod +x hello.js
#!/usr/bin/env node

#Links

• [Installers for Mac and Windows (http://nodejs.org/#download)]
• [Installing node.js with a package manager (https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installing-Node.js-via-package-manager)]
• [Understanding the node.js event loop (http://blog.mixu.net/2011/02/01/understanding-the-node-js-event-loop/)]
• [Node.js, Doctor’s Offices and Fast Food Restaurants – Understanding Event-driven Programming (http://code.danyork.com/2011/01/25/node-js-doctors-offices-and-fast-food-restaurants-understanding-event-driven-programming/)]
• [socket.io (http://socket.io/)]

#Credits Presentation built with [reveal.js (https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js)] Running locally with:

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer