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Intro to Node.js (for .NET Developers)
This document provides an introduction to Node.js for .NET developers, highlighting its advantages such as speed, concurrency, and cross-platform capabilities. It discusses various use cases for Node.js, deployment options, and tools for development. Additionally, the document mentions notable companies using Node.js and resources for getting started with installation and debugging.
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- 1. Intro to Node.js (for.NET Developers) David Neal | reverentgeek.com | @reverentgeek var trustMe = { consumes: ["Bacon", "Caffeine"], hasBeard: true, knowsHowToComputer: true }
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- 5. Up Ahead • WhyNode.js? • Crash course • Tools and frameworks • Deployment
- 6. JavaScript… …has won theWeb. – Scott Hanselman
- 7. Anything that canbe written in JavaScript… …will eventually be written in JavaScript – Somebody with incredible powers of observation (e.g., search for“jslinux”)
- 8. JavaScript… …is tragically important. –Douglas Crockford, Author of“JavaScript: The Good Parts”
- 16. Node.js exemplifies… Start withthe simplest solution that works. Do one thing, and do it well.
- 17. Node.js is… • blazingfast • highly concurrent • low-friction • cross-platform • modern web server
- 18. Why Node.js? • Rapidinnovation & delivery • Developer happiness • Attract & retain talent • Performance “Why Node.js is Becoming the Go-To Technology in the Enterprise” – nearform.com
- 19. • 2x fasterdevelopment with fewer developers • 33% fewer lines of code • 40% fewer files • 2x improvement requests/sec • 35% decrease in avg response time
- 20. “We are seeingbig scale gains, performance boosts and big developer productivity.”
- 21. • Black Friday,2013 • Mobile platform • < 1% CPU utilization • 200,000+ concurrent users
- 22. NBC Universal • ASP.NETto Node.js • 300 million page views/month • Start render time: 8.8 to 1.3 seconds • Page speed: 100+ to <10 seconds NBC News, Today.com, CNN…
- 23. Who else isusing Node.js? • Dow Jones (WSJ) • eBay • Groupon • LinkedIn • Rdio • Shutterstock • The New York Times • Uber • Yammer • Zendesk nodjs.org/industry
- 24. Node.js Use Cases • Single-page apps • API server (REST, Hypermedia, etc.) • Real-time, streaming, WebSockets • Chat, IM, social media • Dashboards • Proxy service In other words… the INTERNET
- 25. io.js • Fork ofnode.js • Latest Chrome V8, ES6 • Open governance
- 26. What’s our story? • ASP.NET MVC, C# • SQL Server + NHibernate • JavaScript + JQuery
- 27. What’s our story? • JavaScript • Recruiting • Productive, less friction – Testing – Microservices – RabbitMQ, riak, redis • Cross-platform
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- 30. Installing Node.js 1. http://nodejs.org 2. Click big, green INSTALL 3. Run installer – OR – Install using Chocolatey (http://chocolatey.org) C:> choco install nodejs.install
- 31. Installing Node.js C:> node–v v0.10.38 C:> npm –v 1.4.28
- 32. Dependencies – OR – Python2.x (https://python.org/downloads/ C:> choco install python2
- 33. Dependencies – OR – VisualC++ 2010 Express C:> choco install VCExpress2010
- 34. Node.js Tools forVisual Studio Minimum requirements • VS 2012 Pro or VS 2013 Express • Latest VS updates http://nodejstools.codeplex.com
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- 36. Other editors • SublimeText 3 • Atom • WebStorm
- 37. Debugging C:> node debughello.js
- 38. Debugging C:> node debughello.js
- 39. Debugging C:> npm install–g node-inspector
- 40. Debugging C:> node install–g node-inspector C:> node-debug hello.js
- 41. Deploying • Don’t includenode_modules folder • …unless you create builds for specific targets • Azure is super-easy • Windows – iisnode for web apps – winser for services • Linux – forever
- 47. Hosting Node.js onAzure reverentgeek.com/hosting-node-js-on-microsoft-azure/
- 48. Recommended Toolbox Package Whatit do, yo lodash JavaScript utilities when JavaScript promise library async async/parallel execution request (or rest) http client gulp build engine, test runner socket.io sockets, real-time node-inspector Debugging mocha test framework chai TDD/BDD assertion library sinon spies, stubs, mocks
- 49. Node frameworks MVC • Express • Meteor • Sails • Hapi API • Restify • LoopBack • Autohost nodeframework.com nodewebmodules.com
- 51. Edge.js • Run .NETin-process • …including F#, ADO.NET, Python, and Powershell • Execute inline code, files, or assemblies • Alternative to writing native modules in C • .NET 4.5 or Mono 3.1
- 52. What can Edge.jsdo? • Leverage existing .NET investment • SQL Server (or other DBs) • TFS, SharePoint, Exchange, etc. • Active Directory • Hardware (e.g. camera, microphone, printer, win32) • Video encoding, or other CPU-intensive work • Powershell
- 53. .NET + Node.jsIntegration • Edge.js (possible migration strategy) • request module to call .NET Web Services • Messaging (e.g. RabbitMQ)
- 55. Thank you! David Neal @ReverentGeek david@reverentgeek.com reverentgeek.com Demos+ Resources bit.ly/node-demos Please rate me! h#p://spkr8.com/t/54801