Phillip JohnsenFINN.no

node webapps rocks

phillipj

@phillipjohnsen

What is node.js?

Platform for easily building fast, scalable network applications

Who created node.js?

Ryan DahlJSConf 2009

We’re doing it wrong, makes things difficult because of how we’re doing I/O

”I/O needs to be done differently”

v0.1 2009 (Ryan Dahl)v0.2 August 2010v0.4 February 2011v0.6 November 2011v0.8 June 2012v0.10 March 2013

v0.10.28 today .. soon to be v0.12

Who’s using node.js?

Why use node.js?

JS ecosystem og lightning performance

Same languange and libraries used on the server- and clientside

Hah, good performant JavaScript?!

All I/O happens async

When to not use node.js?

Heavylifting, long running data crunching

THE tool to use for web development