Getting started with Node.js

Speaker:

Location:

Seacliff C

Abstract:

Whether or not you like javascript, node.js is becoming an serious contender for building highly interactive web applications. In three hours we'll look at the good, the bad and the ugly of programming in node, we'll review the nom ecosystem and we'll build a simple app and get it running to experience working with node directly.

Prerequisites: this is a hands on workshop, so you'll need to bring a laptop and either a power brick or enough battery power to run your laptop for the three hours. To save venue wifi, I'd also recommend installing node.js from here using the "install" button: http://nodejs.org/

Outline

What is node.js?
Why node?
Building a simple app
NPM
Building a simple app using express

Peter Bell

Peter Bell is co-founder and CTO of Speak Geek - a company that helps non-technical business people to hire and manage developers more effectively. He runs the node.js meetup in New York and is a Javascript fan, He is a contract member of the Github training team, an evangelist for hackNY and a co-founder of CTO school - an organization that is helping to build the next generation of technical leaders. He is writing a book for Pearson on Git and Github recipes and is a regular presenter at technical and business conferences worldwide. He has been published in IEEE Software, Dr. Dobbs, Methods and Tools, NFJS the magazine, the Open Source Journal, Groovy Mag and a range of other journals and practitioner publications.