Node.js and Ruby on Rails

A look at how you build applications in Node.js in a similar fashion to Ruby on Rails. Looks at the tools and libraries available to mimic some of the functionality of the Rails framework.

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1. september 12, 2012
2. adam daniel (@fritzthemonkey) technology director at hyperquake > first professional gig in 1997 using MS Access 97 - netted about $2000 > early contributor to pear - started the html package (html_quickform) > consultant w/ sogeti for years - primarily php and java > been at hyperquake 5 1/2 years
3. node.js vs ruby on rails "... a comparison of building the same website using Node.js and Ruby on Rails. This talk will cover how you have to think differently for the two technologies."
4. comparing rails and node... is like comparing a car to an engine.
5. ruby on rails !== node rails = ruby + framework + tools ? = node + framework + tools
6. framework + tools > package and dependency management > build system > model/view/controller > scaffolding
7. tools: package management gem/bundler <=> npm $ gem query $ gem install $ gem uninstall $ gem query -l Gemfile $ npm search $ npm install $ npm remove $ npm ls package.json
8. tools: build system rake <=> grunt "Grunt is a task-based command line build tool for JavaScript projects." concat - Concatenate files. init - Generate project scaffolding from a predefined template. lint - Validate files with JSHint. min - Minify files with UglifyJS. qunit - Run QUnit unit tests in a headless PhantomJS instance. server - Start a static web server. test - Run unit tests with nodeunit. watch - Run predefined tasks whenever watched files change. > currently 108 community plugins > jake is another popular build system
9. mvc and scaffolding rails <=> railway "Railway is the Node.JS MVC framework based on ExpressJS, fully ExpressJS-compatible. It allows you to build web applications in a similar manner as in Ruby On Rails." > Full MVC+H stack > Resource-based routing > JugglingDB ORM > Multi-locale support > Coffee-script support > Generators for model, controller, scaffold > Testing: nodeunit, cucumis, code coverage reporting > Debugging: railway console > Extensions
10. links npm - http://npmjs.org grunt - http://gruntjs.com jake - https://github.com/mde/jake express - http://expressjs.com railway - http://railwayjs.com tower - http://towerjs.org geddy - http://geddyjs.org