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I'm glad Node works on Windows - it'll make for more eyes on the code. The "Why would I want node.js to run on Windows and IIS" bullets, if they're meant to co
by philjackson 15y ago
I'm glad Node works on Windows - it'll make for more eyes on the code.
The "Why would I want node.js to run on Windows and IIS" bullets, if they're meant to compel you in the context of other platforms, I don't get:
* Process management - Upstart is standard in Ubuntu now and will manage your processes (respawn pragma).
* Scalability on multi-core servers - Nginx will load balance over as many or as few processes as you like with minimum configuration.
* Auto-update - great for development but count me out for production use. On unix needs a third-party app.
* Access to logs over HTTP - not sure why this is good? Anyway, easy win with Nginx.
The last time I tried to do any admin on Windows it was just an exercise in frustration. No decent shell (I've not used powershell - correct me if it's any good), clunky terminal, awful guis forced on the user and suppression of debugging information (including source code!).
- tl 15y agoPowershell is like Eclipse: * usable for the task at hand * inferior to similar tools that are 20 years old * slower / more resource hungry than it should be
- watty 15y agoSure Eclipse could be less resource demanding but outright claiming that it's inferior to 20 year old tools is ignorant.
- iamelgringo 15y agoThe "Why would I want node.js to run on Windows and IIS" bullets, if they're meant to compel you in the context of other platforms, I don't get: I'm guessing/hoping it has something to do with native HTML5 apps + javascript + windows hooks for native "Touch first" apps coming in Win8. Add that to native Kinect support on Win8, and you have a pretty kick ass gesture / touch based UI on a PC. We'll find out more at BUILD in 2 weeks.