The document discusses using Node.js on the Windows Azure platform. It describes how Node.js is a JavaScript runtime for building scalable network applications, and how it is fully supported on Windows Azure through deployment options like Web Sites and Cloud Services. It also introduces Web Matrix 2 as a lightweight IDE for developing Node.js applications on Windows Azure, providing features like IntelliSense and publishing capabilities.

1. Node.js on Windows Azure
NEIL MACKENZIE

2. Who Am I?
 Neil Mackenzie
 Windows Azure Architect @ Satory Global
 Windows Azure MVP
 Blog: http://convective.wordpress.com/
 Twitter: @mknz
 Book:
Microsoft Windows Azure Development Cookbook

3. Content
 Components
 Node.js, Windows Azure, Web Matrix 2
 Demos
 CLI/git, Web Matrix 2, PowerShell

4. Node.js
 Server-side JavaScript:
 Runs on top of Google V8 engine
 Single threaded with callbacks
 Highly scalable
 Real-time servers
 Example:
 var http = require('http');
 var server = http.createServer( function (req, res) {
 res.writeHead( 200);
 res.end('Hello Silicon Valley Code Camp');
 });
 server.listen( 3000 );

5. Windows Azure
 Compute
 PaaS: Cloud Services, Windows Azure Web Sites
 IaaS
 Storage
 Windows Azure Storage Service: blobs, tables, queues
 Windows Azure SQL Database
 IaaS: SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.
 Connectivity
 HTTP, TCP, UDP, Site-to-Site VPN
 Administration
 Portal, Service Management API

6. Web Matrix 2
 Microsoft IDE for Web Development
 Free download
 Extensible with templates
 Publish
 32-bit
 Node.js support:
 Publish to Windows Azure Web Sites
 IntelliSense
 Templates
 Node Inspector
 Node Package Manager (NPM)

7. Developer Portals
 Windows Azure
 Downloads
 SDK
 Documentation
 Tools
 http://www.windowsazure.com/develop/node
 Github
 Downloads
 SDK
 Bug tracking
 http://github.com/windowsazure

8. Cloud 9
 Online IDE
 http://c9.io
 Supports:
 Node.js
 Deploy to Windows Azure
 Mac, Linux, Windows

9. Additional Information
 Online
 Node: - http://NodeJS.org
 Windows Azure: www.windowsazure.com
 Github: https://github.com/windowsazure
 Web Matrix 2: http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix
 Book:
 Smashing Node.js: Guillermo Rauch

10. Summary
 Node.js on Windows Azure:
 Fully supported by Microsoft
 Deployable to Web Sites and Cloud Services
 Open source
 Web Matrix 2
 Lightweight IDE for web sites
 Provides IntelliSense for Node.js applications.