node_slides.pdf

INTRO TO NODE.JS

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WHAT IS NODE.JS?

Allows you to build scalable network

applications using JavaScript on the server-side.

Node.js

V8 JavaScript Runtime

I t’s f as t be ca us e it ’s m o st ly C c od e

INTRO TO NODE.JS

WHAT COULD YOU BUILD?

L ik e a c ha t s er ve r

• Websocket Server

• Fast File Upload Client

• Ad Server

• Any Real-Time Data Apps

INTRO TO NODE.JS

WHAT IS NODE.JS NOT?

• A Web Framework

• For Beginners

It ’s v er y lo w le v el

• Multi-threaded

Yo u c an t hi nk o f it a s a s in gl e th re ad ed se rv er

INTRO TO NODE.JS