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Joyent Smart Platform, open-source server-side JavaScript web framework.

19 points by Raphael 17y ago

Vivekpuri 17y ago
Server side js is so 90s style idea. Extremely slow. Although I haven't tried joyents product....
- eli 17y ago
  Server side PHP is such a 90s style idea. Extremely slow.
- voodootikigod 17y ago
  To be completely honest, Server Side JS or ServerJS has been growing a huge following of interested parties doing some amazing things with JavaScript (Narwhal http://narwhaljs.org/ http://narwhaljs.org/ , ServerJS https://wiki.mozilla.org/ServerJS https://wiki.mozilla.org/ServerJS , NodeJS http://tinyclouds.org/node/ http://tinyclouds.org/node/ ). The sheer fact that you openly admit that you haven't even tried the product screams "troll" and the whole "extremely slow" without any base or founding is completely ridiculous. Maybe you should take a look at the product and movement before flaming it.
mtw 17y ago
previously know as reasonably smart platform. imho, they need to showcase a "wow" demo app, in the same way django featured ljworld or rails had the web app done in 5 minutes
jotto 17y ago
does anyone understand what this platform does? is it a cloud computing api?
- defrex 17y ago
  It's a platform-as-service deal. Like Google App Engine but with JavaScript rather then Python.
TweedHeads 17y ago
I have a dream that someday JS will be the only language on the server and the client. I hope Google implements Server JS in AppEngine next to Python and Java to give it the push it needs to completely take over the world. No, I haven't tested any server JS flavor yet, I hope they are as easy as the client version. <b><% i=2; print ['sucks','dunno','roolz'][i]; %></b> lovely!
- mdasen 17y ago
  I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with JavaScript, but I'm just curious as to why you want it to be the only language on the server and the client. What do you see as its advantages over (Python|Ruby|PHP|Java|etc.)? Why would you want to tie yourself to a single language when you could have your choice of languages?
- olegp 17y ago
  Given that Rhino runs on top of the JVM, ServerJS is already available on AppEngine. Take a look here: http://dev.helma.org/ng/Running+Rhino+and+Helma+NG+on+Google+App+Engine/ http://dev.helma.org/ng/Running+Rhino+and+Helma+NG+on+Google...

19 points by Raphael 17y ago

Vivekpuri 17y ago

Server side js is so 90s style idea. Extremely slow. Although I haven't tried joyents product....

eli 17y ago
Server side PHP is such a 90s style idea. Extremely slow.
voodootikigod 17y ago
To be completely honest, Server Side JS or ServerJS has been growing a huge following of interested parties doing some amazing things with JavaScript (Narwhal http://narwhaljs.org/ http://narwhaljs.org/ , ServerJS https://wiki.mozilla.org/ServerJS https://wiki.mozilla.org/ServerJS , NodeJS http://tinyclouds.org/node/ http://tinyclouds.org/node/ ). The sheer fact that you openly admit that you haven't even tried the product screams "troll" and the whole "extremely slow" without any base or founding is completely ridiculous. Maybe you should take a look at the product and movement before flaming it.

mtw 17y ago

previously know as reasonably smart platform. imho, they need to showcase a "wow" demo app, in the same way django featured ljworld or rails had the web app done in 5 minutes

jotto 17y ago

does anyone understand what this platform does? is it a cloud computing api?

defrex 17y ago
It's a platform-as-service deal. Like Google App Engine but with JavaScript rather then Python.

TweedHeads 17y ago

I have a dream that someday JS will be the only language on the server and the client. I hope Google implements Server JS in AppEngine next to Python and Java to give it the push it needs to completely take over the world. No, I haven't tested any server JS flavor yet, I hope they are as easy as the client version. <b><% i=2; print ['sucks','dunno','roolz'][i]; %></b> lovely!

mdasen 17y ago
I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with JavaScript, but I'm just curious as to why you want it to be the only language on the server and the client. What do you see as its advantages over (Python|Ruby|PHP|Java|etc.)? Why would you want to tie yourself to a single language when you could have your choice of languages?
olegp 17y ago
Given that Rhino runs on top of the JVM, ServerJS is already available on AppEngine. Take a look here: http://dev.helma.org/ng/Running+Rhino+and+Helma+NG+on+Google+App+Engine/ http://dev.helma.org/ng/Running+Rhino+and+Helma+NG+on+Google...