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Guide to Node.js

151 points by goatcurious 15y ago

inuhj 15y ago
nodebeginner.org was awesome for getting acquainted with node.js. I purchased the book and was a bit disappointed that it didn't add a whole lot more than the tutorial but I was glad to support your efforts. Thanks for making this.
- ManuelKiessling 15y ago
  I always thought it's quite nice that the whole content is available for free, but I can see that there is room for disappointment even in this scenario :-(
Andi 15y ago
I appreciate the work that was invested in this book. Thumbs up! But: "The aim of this document is to get you started with developing applications for Node.js, ..." I never develop applications for node.js but instead with node.js. Yes, some people in the community seem to do the first, but serious projects are my goal.
- user24 15y ago
  that's 99% likely to be a minor phrasing bug rather than indicative of a fundamentally different attitude as you seem to suggest.
  - ManuelKiessling 15y ago
    Exactly. It's fixed with https://github.com/ManuelKiessling/NodeBeginnerBook/commit/59b4df96adb8db62b7d42c36de7c61807f3c5b0d https://github.com/ManuelKiessling/NodeBeginnerBook/commit/5... and the site has been updated.
user24 15y ago
I started learning node not too long ago, this book was invaluable to me. It's well worth reading twice if not more. I bought it on kindle along with how to node[1] (which was also very well informed, but not as well written). [1] http://leanbundle.com/bundles/node http://leanbundle.com/bundles/node
AlexC04 15y ago
Although it isn't my intention, I do understand that this might come across as rude, but how is this different from the last few times it has been posted here on hackernews? http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=nodebeginner.org http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=nodebeginne... 6 months ago, 4 months ago... It may be a good book, but it isn't new, or as far as I know, changed significantly enough to warrant being listed on the front page.
- ManuelKiessling 15y ago
  As the author of the book: Yep, fully agree. Of course it drives traffic to my site, but even I thought that it has been a bit too often on HN now :-) Today, Robert Scoble refered to the site, which I think is the reason it got posted here once more.
  - jimmyhwang 15y ago
    Well, I still appreciate that this article came up again. I'm still new to HN and I wouldn't have gone through the search method to find a beginner's guide to Node. Thanks again for creating this tutorial. Great introduction to Node and also well written.
- chollida1 15y ago
  I'm guessing since the poster is a really new member, they either don't know how to search for old posts or didn't realize that this was a repost.

151 points by goatcurious 15y ago

inuhj 15y ago

nodebeginner.org was awesome for getting acquainted with node.js. I purchased the book and was a bit disappointed that it didn't add a whole lot more than the tutorial but I was glad to support your efforts. Thanks for making this.

ManuelKiessling 15y ago
I always thought it's quite nice that the whole content is available for free, but I can see that there is room for disappointment even in this scenario :-(

Andi 15y ago

I appreciate the work that was invested in this book. Thumbs up! But: "The aim of this document is to get you started with developing applications for Node.js, ..." I never develop applications for node.js but instead with node.js. Yes, some people in the community seem to do the first, but serious projects are my goal.

user24 15y ago
that's 99% likely to be a minor phrasing bug rather than indicative of a fundamentally different attitude as you seem to suggest.
- ManuelKiessling 15y ago
  Exactly. It's fixed with https://github.com/ManuelKiessling/NodeBeginnerBook/commit/59b4df96adb8db62b7d42c36de7c61807f3c5b0d https://github.com/ManuelKiessling/NodeBeginnerBook/commit/5... and the site has been updated.

user24 15y ago

I started learning node not too long ago, this book was invaluable to me. It's well worth reading twice if not more. I bought it on kindle along with how to node[1] (which was also very well informed, but not as well written). [1] http://leanbundle.com/bundles/node http://leanbundle.com/bundles/node

AlexC04 15y ago

Although it isn't my intention, I do understand that this might come across as rude, but how is this different from the last few times it has been posted here on hackernews? http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=nodebeginner.org http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=nodebeginne... 6 months ago, 4 months ago... It may be a good book, but it isn't new, or as far as I know, changed significantly enough to warrant being listed on the front page.

ManuelKiessling 15y ago
As the author of the book: Yep, fully agree. Of course it drives traffic to my site, but even I thought that it has been a bit too often on HN now :-) Today, Robert Scoble refered to the site, which I think is the reason it got posted here once more.
- jimmyhwang 15y ago
  Well, I still appreciate that this article came up again. I'm still new to HN and I wouldn't have gone through the search method to find a beginner's guide to Node. Thanks again for creating this tutorial. Great introduction to Node and also well written.
chollida1 15y ago
I'm guessing since the poster is a really new member, they either don't know how to search for old posts or didn't realize that this was a repost.