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What Is Node?
by Brett McLaughlin
Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2011
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What is Node.js?
What is Node.js?
1. What is Node.js?
About the Author
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What is Node.js?
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1. What is Node.js?
Node isn’t always the solution, but it does solve some important problems.
A warning to the Node experts out there
Node: A few basic examples
Skipping hello world
Node runs JavaScript, but isn’t JavaScript
Interacting with a “Node server”
A quick line-by-line primer
Lost in translation
The JSON round trip
Subtlety and nuance destroy solid code
eval() in JavaScript is (Potentially) the Devil
Today’s web is a big-event web
Sending lots of data at one time
Sending a little data at all times
Yes, chaos can ensue
In the right place at the right time
The inertia of familiarity
Node’s promise of simplicity
About the Author
Copyright