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Node.js beyond the basics

Rapid web application development for the cloud

Date: 26 Jun 2012 |Level: Intermediate |

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1. Meet Node.js

Understand from a Java developer perspective what Node.js is (and isn't), how it works, and what its benefits are. Then see what developing a web application using Node looks like.

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2. Download

Download Node.js for your platform along with npm, a package manager for Node. For UNIX (including Mac OS X) and Linux platforms, you'll also want nvm (Node Version Manager, a simple bash script for managing multiple active Node.js versions).

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3. Build, test, deploy

Use Node.js and supporting frameworks to get a working application up and running in the cloud. Follow along with Andrew Glover as he shows you all the steps.

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4. Review

Test your Node.js knowledge and skills.

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About this knowledge path

Node.js (Node) is an I/O environment built on top of Google Chrome's JavaScript runtime — essentially, a server-side implementation of JavaScript. Node's asynchronous, event-driven I/O model makes it easy for developers with JavaScript knowledge to build high-performing, scalable, and highly concurrent web applications rapidly and run them in the cloud. This knowledge path starts with Node.js basics and takes you beyond them to using Node and supporting technologies to build an application, test it, and deploy it on a platform-as-a service.

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