Node.JS Intro - General Assembly

Node.JS Intro - General Assembly

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1. Node.JS and friends! Vlad Filippov, March, 2014
2. What is Node.JS? • A platform built using the JavaScript runtime • Open Source ( github.com/joyent/node ) • Cross-platform, install it from nodejs.org
3. Why Node.JS? • JavaScript, JavaScript everywhere! • Server-side frameworks, lots of developer tools! • Modular: 60,000+ Node.JS modules! • Works particularly well for: • JSON APIs • single page apps, realtime apps • command line tools
5. API? http://nodejs.org/api/ Buffer C/C++ Addons Child Processes Crypto Events File System HTTP HTTPS Modules Net OS Path Process Query Strings Readline REPL Stream Timers URL Utilities VM ZLIB ….
6. API: File System
7. API: HTTP
8. API: HTTP + FS
9. Module: request
10. Module: async
11. Module: q
12. What else is there? • Server Frameworks • Full Stack Frameworks • Testing Frameworks • CSS Preprocessors • Developer Tools • Native Applications • and more…
13. Servers and Frameworks
14. Full Stack
15. Testing Frameworks
16. CSS Preprocessors
17. Developer Tools
18. Native Apps
19. Native Apps
20. New Project
21. Installed it!
22. Tools: JSHint
23. Initialize
24. package.json ready
25. Install modules!
26. Installed and Saved
27. npm tips • npm install
 installs everything from “package.json” • npm install [module_name]
 install a module locally to your project, into a “node_modules” directory • npm install -g [module_name]
 installs the module globally, useful for CLI tools • npm cache clean
 clear system wide module cache
28. npm tips • npm install [module_name] --save
 saves to “dependencies” • npm install [module_name] --save-dev
 saves to “devDependencies” • npm remove [module_name]
 remove the module from “node_modules” • npm list
 will list all the modules and its dependencies in your project
29. Basic server with express
30. Basic server with express
31. Example app with express
32. Example Project: Ghost
33. Example: Ghost
34. Example: Ghost
35. Example: fxa-js-client
36. Thank you!