maryrosecook/streethoarding

Hoarding upon which you, and everyone else, can write, or, a ruthlessly simple example of a proper Node.js program.

Street Hoarding
Write where everyone can see, or, a ruthlessly simple example of a proper Node.js program.

See it in action: http://streethoarding.com

maryrosecook
http://maryrosecook.com
maryrosecook@maryrosecook.com

Requirements

- Node.js 0.1.90
- Redis 1.3.8
- I have no idea whether this code will work with previous or future versions of Node.js and Redis.  Probably not.

Initial setup

- Install Node.js
	- In your terminal
			git clone git://github.com/ry/node.git
			cd node
			./configure
			make
			sudo make install

- Install Redis
	- In your browser
			http://github.com/antirez/redis/tarball/v1.3.8
	- In your terminal
			cd yourdownloadsdirectory
			tar xzvf the_name_of_the_redis_file_you_just_downloaded.tar.gz
			cd the_name_of_the_redis_file_you_just_downloaded
			make
			sudo mv redis-server /usr/bin/
			sudo mv redis-cli /usr/bin/

- Install Street Hoarding
	- In your terminal
			git clone git://github.com/maryrosecook/streethoarding
			
- Run
	- In your terminal
			redis-server
	- In another terminal
			cd the_street_hoarding_directory
			node server.js
	- In your web browser
			http://localhost:3000
			
Thanks

- Ryan Dahl
	For Node.js
	http://nodejs.org
- Brian Hammond
	For the Node.js Redis client.
	http://github.com/fictorial/redis-node-client/
- James Coglan
	For the patient explanations of JavaScript and event-driven programming, and improvements to the code.
	http://jcoglan.com