Node.js?

Bitcable

Any Node.js fans here (other than myself)? I know there are many PHP fans here, so I was wondering if you web devs experimented with something that's a little different.

I'm predicting the "JavaScript is SLOW!" comments will begin soon...

Infinity

I've yet to try it out, but I've heard that it's pretty neat.

Bitcable

var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
  res.end('Hello, LowEndTalk!\n');
}).listen(80);

^ that's a web server.

TigersWay

Just decided to get a second look about it! It can only be better than last time I checked :-)

Derek

I heard many bad things about it. That you even have to bind it to a port.

I have classic views, if you can't program it yourself, don't rely on someone else's work.

Same goes for jQuery.

Bitcable

@Derek said: I heard many bad things about it. That you even have to bind it to a port.

Binding to a port is a bad thing?

Amfy

NodeJS seems to be a great thing, but I have no big experience with it. Node makes Web-Apps real "Live".

prometeus

I've seen it used to write some speedy near real time forum/chat that run on small (but with dedicated resources) virtual machines handling thousand of users without problems.

Amfy

@prometeus: Right. In Asia there is a twitter-clone with ten-thousands of online users on a single dedicated machine.

Etherpad Lite's (writing on a document with a group of persons) are popular. http://padme.be for example.

yomero

@Bitcable said: Binding to a port is a bad thing?

LOL, is bad, bad!!! j/k

Soylent

@Derek also never includes libraries in C++, preferring to write every single function from scratch, and he once famously told CPAN to go straight to hell.

Derek

@Soylent said: @Derek also never includes libraries in C++, preferring to write every single function from scratch, and he once famously told CPAN to go straight to hell.

I also program in C...

ksvcu007

Yes. I am currently developing a webapp with it. The main advantage for me from the development standpoint so far is that only one programming language being used for both frontend and backend.