Node Workshop: NorfolkJS Edition

An intro to Node.js

Given at NorfolkJS

Transcript

1. Node.js workshop
   » ABOUT JASON
   » WHY ARE YOU HERE
   » WTF IS NODE
   » JS BE CRAZY
   » NODE DIFF
   » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
   » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
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   HELP
   EXIT
   

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2. hi
   

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9. .com
   

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10. .com
    First Wednesdays, 7pm
    AOL Building in Brewer’s Hill
    After party at a nearby bar
    

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13. Node.js workshop
    » ABOUT JASON
    » WHY ARE YOU HERE
    » WTF IS NODE
    » JS BE CRAZY
    » NODE DIFF
    » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
    » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
    -------------------------------------------
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    HELP
    EXIT
    

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14. Node.js workshop
    » ABOUT JASON
    » WHY ARE YOU HERE
    » WTF IS NODE
    » JS BE CRAZY
    » NODE DIFF
    » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
    » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
    -------------------------------------------
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    HELP
    EXIT
    

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15. —Henry David Thoreau
    To be great is to be
    misunderstood.
    

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17. JavaScript,
    aka Mocha,
    aka LiveScript,
    aka JScript,
    aka ECMAScript,
    is one of the world's most popular
    programming languages.
    “
    

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19. Studies show that a todo list is the
    most complex JavaScript app you
    can build before a newer, better
    framework is invented.
    —Allen Pike, A JS framework on every table
    “
    

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23. An episode of Family Guy
    takes about 9 months
    

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25. A batch of Bud Light Lime
    Apple-Ahhh-Rita takes
    about 30 inexplicable days
    ®
    

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27. JavaScript was
    created in 10 days
    

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28. DON’T EVEN WORRY ABOUT IT
    

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29. But WHY is it
    called JAVA scr—
    IT JUST IS!
    

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32. nodejs
    is
    JAVA-
    SCRIPT
    

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34. (that’s really all it is)
    

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36. You already
    learned it.
    

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39. Transmissions
    API
    Metrics
    API
    Message Events
    API
    Templates
    API
    Accounts
    API
    

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40. cli tools?
    

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41. nuclear pizza machine
    only with fresh ingredients
    

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47. technically,
    Bower’s not…
    JUST USE
    NPM!!1!
    

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48. Node.js workshop
    » ABOUT JASON
    » WHY ARE YOU HERE
    » WTF IS NODE
    » JS BE CRAZY
    » NODE DIFF
    » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
    » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
    -------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------
    HELP
    EXIT
    

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49. Node.js workshop
    » ABOUT JASON
    » WHY ARE YOU HERE
    » WTF IS NODE
    » JS BE CRAZY
    » NODE DIFF
    » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
    » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
    -------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------
    HELP
    EXIT
    

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50. Node.js workshop
    » ABOUT JASON
    » WHY ARE YOU HERE
    » WTF IS NODE
    » JS BE CRAZY
    » NODE DIFF
    » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
    » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
    -------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------
    HELP
    EXIT
    

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51. Node.js workshop
    » ABOUT JASON
    » WHY ARE YOU HERE
    » WTF IS NODE
    » JS BE CRAZY
    » NODE DIFF
    » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
    » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
    -------------------------------------------
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    HELP
    EXIT
    

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53. BYE BYE, DOM
    
    

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54. window
    document
    

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55. node globals
    • require
    • console
    • process
    • module
    

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56. (function() {
    })();
    

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57. EVERY FILE HAS ITS OWN LOCAL SCOPE
    

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58. var foo = require(“foo”);
    Not global!
    

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59. var foo = require(“foo”);
    /app/index.js
    

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60. var foo = require(“foo”);
    /app/foo.js
    /app/index.js
    

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61. var foo = require(“foo”);
    /app/foo.js
    /app/index.js
    module.exports = function foo() {
    console.log(‘a foo!’);
    };
    

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62. var foo = require(“./foo”);
    /app/foo.js
    /app/index.js
    module.exports = function foo() {
    console.log(‘a foo!’);
    };
    

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63. Any questions?
    

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65. 1. Learning
    

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66. 2. Collaboration
    

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68. David:
    Not forcing the pair-
    programming. I’d like to … make
    a few attempts at a solution on
    my own first.
    Just the way my brain works.
    

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72. rewire (gently)
    

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73. Node.js workshop
    » ABOUT JASON
    » WHY ARE YOU HERE
    » WTF IS NODE
    » JS BE CRAZY
    » NODE DIFF
    » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
    » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
    -------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------
    HELP
    EXIT
    

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74. Node.js workshop
    » ABOUT JASON
    » WHY ARE YOU HERE
    » WTF IS NODE
    » JS BE CRAZY
    » NODE DIFF
    » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
    » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
    -------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------
    HELP
    EXIT
    

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75. Node.js workshop
    » ABOUT JASON
    » WHY ARE YOU HERE
    » WTF IS NODE
    » JS BE CRAZY
    » NODE DIFF
    » WTF IS NODESCHOOL
    » LETS LEARN SOME NODE
    -------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------
    HELP
    EXIT
    

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76. PAIR UP!
    

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77. COMMAND LINE
    

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78. $ node -v
    

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79. $ npm -v
    

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80. $ npm i learnyounode -g
    

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81. $ learnyounode
    

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82. $ alias lyn=learnyounode
    

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