SFHTML5 Node.js Now

Node has grown over the last few years and has become an integral part of how we build systems. This talk explores the maturing state of Node and how it is being used most effectively.

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1. DSHAW NOW
2. Co-Founder/CEO of NodeSource. Previously The Node Firm. Node.js startup veteran: Storify, Spreecast, Voxer, ClassDojo. Podcast host of NodeUp. Created NodeBots Day and NodeBots SF. DAN SHAW AKA DSHAW.
3. THE CONTEXT FOR NODE.JS
4. JAVASCRIPT
5. RICH CLIENTS
6. RESPONSIVE SERVICES
7. INTERNET OF THINGS
8. EMBEDDED DEVICES
9. An approachable, pervasive language that powers all platforms JAVASCRIPT
10. Rapid cycle time
 from ideation to implementation JAVASCRIPT
11. “By 2017, JavaScript will be the most in-demand language skill in application development (AD).” — Forrester Research 2014 JAVASCRIPT
12. THE HISTORY OF
 NODE.JS
13. 2009:
 HELLO, WORLD!
14. 2010:
 EARLY ADOPTERS
15. 2011:
 IT WORKS
 (EVERYWHERE)
16. 2012:
 REALTIME
 ALL THE THINGS!
17. 2013:
 ENTERPRISE PROOF
18. 2014:
 LARGE SCALE NODE.JS
19. THE ENGINEERING CHALLENGE
20. MONOLITHS
21. SLOW
22. BEHIND SCHEDULE
23. 6 MONTHS TO
 2 YEARS BEHIND
24. SHIPPING
 CODE WINS
25. THE FRONTEND BACKEND
26. FRONTLINE OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
27. EMPOWER FRONTEND TEAMS
28. SEPARATE CONCERNS
29. AVOID EXCESSIVE ABSTRACTION
30. AVOID
 CONTEXT SWITCHING
31. EMBRACING NODE.JS
32. API OR DIE
33. PROXIES ALL THE WAY DOWN
34. TEST EARLY
 AND OFTEN
35. AUTOMATE
36. NODE.JS
37. BECAUSE… JAVASCRIPT
38. THANK YOU!
 @DSHAW DSHAW@NODESOURCE.COM