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Ask HN: Getting into Node.js
Hey Guys,
I'm really trying to get into node.js.
Right now I'm predominantly a rails dev and using JQuery for front end fun.
I've taken classes in javascript/java/c++ etc. but I'm pretty rusty with languages I havent used in forever.
I'm really trying to use node.js with rails apps I'll be creating - any suggestions where I should start?
Thanks!
- hazelnut 16y agotry this here: http://mongly.com http://mongly.com
- randall 16y agoLike anything, I'd suggest thinking of something that is a bit past "trivial" but working on something you need. For a lot of Node.JS projects, that typically means doing something realtime-comminicatively, that typically wouldn't scale in times gone by. NowJS is a good starting point too. http://nowjs.com/ http://nowjs.com/ I started by creating a "server" for quartz composer, wherein I'd connect a TCP socket to Node, then I'd tell the composition when an XML file had updated, which would trigger the composition to reload the xml.
- gexla 16y agoI have done the same. I got started by installing it on my VPS and writing code.