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HOW NODE.JS IS CHANGING ENGINEERING …and why?

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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. Before Node did large-scale
 contracting in Defense, Health Care
 and Education. Primarily Java backend and JavaScript frontend. DAN SHAW AKA DSHAW

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THE CONTEXT FOR NODE.JS

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JAVASCRIPT

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RICH CLIENTS

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RESPONSIVE SERVICES

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INTERNET OF THINGS

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EMBEDDED DEVICES

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An approachable, pervasive language that powers all platforms JAVASCRIPT

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Rapid cycle time
 from ideation to implementation JAVASCRIPT

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“By 2017, JavaScript will be the most in-demand language skill in application development (AD).” — Forrester Research 2014 JAVASCRIPT

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THE HISTORY OF
 NODE.JS

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2009:
 HELLO, WORLD!

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2010:
 EARLY ADOPTERS

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2011:
 IT WORKS
 (EVERYWHERE)

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2012:
 REALTIME
 ALL THE THINGS!

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2013:
 ENTERPRISE PROOF

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2014: LARGE SCALE NODE.JS

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THE ENGINEERING CHALLENGE

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MONOLITHS

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SLOW

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BEHIND SCHEDULE

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6 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS BEHIND

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SHIPPING CODE WINS

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THE FRONTEND BACKEND

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Backend Services Frontend Backend Frontend Experience

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FRONTLINE OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

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EMPOWER FRONTEND TEAMS

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SEPARATE CONCERNS

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AVOID EXCESSIVE ABSTRACTION

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AVOID
 CONTEXT SWITCHING

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EMBRACING NODE.JS

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API OR DIE

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PROXIES ALL THE WAY DOWN

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TEST EARLY AND OFTEN

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AUTOMATE

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NODE.JS

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BECAUSE… JAVASCRIPT

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THANK YOU!
 @DSHAW [email protected]