SPA Conference session: Web applications a la node | |||
| One-line description: | A hands-on introduction to node.js | ||
| Session format: | Long tutorial (330 mins) [read about the different session types] | ||
| Abstract: | Since its first appearance in 2009, node.js has been generating significant interest both for its architecture (extensive use of non-blocking IO makes it highly performant) and its use of JavaScript as a server-side language. It is possible to implement any number of server-side capabilities quickly and easily in node: what's more, its flexibility has inspired many plug-ins and extensions - bindings for SQL and NoSQL databases, multi-server load balancing and resilience, middleware for authentication, integration with social networks and other systems, messaging and more. This workshop/tutorial session will present a practical introduction to node.js and its ecosystem. Participants will build some simple server functionality, then combine efforts to develop some useful web applications (for example, a mash-up of the twitter feed from the conference with statistics, word clouds, links to individuals' SPA pages...) | ||
| Audience background: | Some knowledge to JavaScript as a programming language (and not just a web scripting language) will be useful. | ||
| Benefits of participating: | * Gain experience in using a fast, flexible server framework. * Understand how non-blocking IO, the fundamental paradigm of node.js, supports server performance and scalability * Learn about some of the extensions that people have contributed to the node.js ecosystem | ||
| Materials provided: | Cheat sheets for JavaScript and Node.js, application template, hosted source code control, testing framework | ||
| Process: | Tutorial introduction, establishment of goals/projects, then the afternoon will be run as a series of pomodoros, working initially in pairs then in small teams, | ||
| Detailed timetable: | 00:00 - 00:30 node.js from the ground up (tutorial) 00:30 - 01:00 Pomodoro 1 - first steps 01:00 - 01:30 the node.js ecosystem 01:30 - 01:45 goals for the remainder of the workshop 01:45 - end Several Pomodoros in which pairs, possibly combining into small teams, work to complete the application(s) | ||
| Outputs: | Applications running on a server | ||
| History: | This is a new session, but will build on Peter and David's experience in presenting Serious JavaScript at SPA2008 | ||
| Presenters | |||
| 1. David Harvey Teams and Technology Limited |
2. Peter Marks Digita |
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