Node.js Tutorial Roundup

Javascript has always been important but usually it just hangs around in your browser, getting stuff done. The buzz on the internet is node.js, an event based, server side javascript based on Google’s super-fast V8 engine. It allows you to make high performance, large scale applications. There still aren’t that many tutorials out there, with [...]

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Vows Asynchronous Behaviour Driven Development for Node

There are two reasons why we might want asynchronous testing. The first, and obvious reason is that node.js is asynchronous, and therefore our tests should be. The second reason is to make tests which target I/O run much faster, by running them concurrently. Incoming search terms for the article: node vows

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ExpressJS - Web Development Framework for Node

ExpressJs is a small library for building web apps with JavaScript, written with node.js and V8. Express is an insanely fast (and small) server-side JavaScript web development framework. It has a terse syntax because it’s based on Sinatra. Incoming search terms for the article: expressjs expressjs video build web application with expressjs expressjs applications expressjs [...]

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DBSlayer - Accessing a MySQL database from Node.JS

The DBacesslayer aka DBSlayer is a lightweight database abstraction layer suitable for high-load websites where you need the scalable advantages of connection pooling. Written in C for speed, DBSlayer talks to clients via JSON over HTTP, meaning it’s simple to monitor and can swiftly interoperate with any web framework you choose. Developed by the New [...]

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Node.js - Scalable Server Side Javascript

JavaScript has traditionally only run in the web browser, but recently there has been considerable interest in bringing it to the server side as well. Node.js allow us to create high performance and scallable server side application using javascript. Incoming search terms for the article: backbone js node js node js backbone backbone nodejs backbone [...]

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