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node.js / LoopBack - super fast prototyping, flexible, open js/json

• ianseyer 11y ago
  having never used node, could you point me to a good tutorial/guide on using the two in tandem?
  • centrinoblue 11y ago
    http://loopback.io/examples/ http://loopback.io/examples/
  • sickeythecat 11y ago
    Might want to poke around here for tutorials geared at devs coming from other languages: https://strongloop.com/node-js/node-js-get-started-java-php-net-rails/ https://strongloop.com/node-js/node-js-get-started-java-php-...
• ianseyer 11y ago
  Also, care to explain some of the DISadvantages of using node for APIs?
  • altsang 11y ago
    understanding asynchronous coding in JavaScript - e.g. callback hell, flow control, it's the tradeoff to efficient and scalable processing
  • angersock 11y ago
    So, the biggest thing that can't be worked around is that the number type in Javascript doesn't support arbitrary-length integers. That means that you can't blindly trust numeric IDs for resources (though it'll take you a while to hit them)--instead, you'll have to do things like specify string versions of those id's. Twitter ran into this, I believe, and it's something to be aware of. The other disadvantage of using Node is that the ecosystem is still not completely agreed on what to use--for my 0.02USD, I'd look into HAPI + Swagger. Also, if you don't know about promises or generators, you're going to write really really ugly Node code. That said, it's pretty easy to pick up.