NotesSkia Canvas is a browser-less implementation of the HTML Canvas drawing API for Node.js. It is based on Google’s Skia graphics engine and, accordingly, produces very similar results to Chrome’s <canvas> element. The library is well suited for use on desktop machines where you can render hardware-accelerated graphics to a window and on the server where it can output a variety of image formats.Unfurl
NotesHighlight:BullMQ - Message Queue and Batch processing for NodeJS and Python based on Redis
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NotesI was recently figuring out how to use nvm, and one thing that stood out to me is that I needed to set the default version of node that I wanted to use when opening a new tab.FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesThat’s when I picked up Rust instead of C++ to implement a native module. I figured out that it is a great choice thanks to the safety and ease of use it provides.FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesI recently faced the challenge to get as much power as possible out of a AWS EC2 instance at the lowest possible cost using concurrent persistent websockets.
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NotesAmazon just released a bunch of new services. My favorite is Lambda. Lambda allows me to deploy simple micro-services without having to setup any servers at all. Everything is hosted in the AWS cloud. Another cool thing about Lambda services is that the default runtime is Node.js!
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NotesNode.js has an under-appreciated module in its standard library that is surprisingly useful. The Readline module does what it says on the box: it reads a line of input from the terminal. This can be used to ask the user a question or two, or to create a prompt at the bottom of the screen. In this tutorial, I intend to show off the capability of Readline and make a real-time CLI chatroom backed by Socket.io. The client will not only send simple messages, but have commands for emotes with /me, private messages with /msg, and allow for nicknames to be changed with /nick.FeedUnfurl
NotesA few months ago we released client libraries for PHP, Ruby, Python, and Perl and today we add another to the family, JavaScript! This new client runs in Node.js and modern browsers, and aims to solve the same problems that the others doUnfurl
NotesSo what do I want? I want a world where the core JS engine is swappable. Maybe I’m deploying on an architecture not supported by V8 (Node on SPARC came up while working on SpiderNode). Maybe my employer only wants to use the JVM. Or maybe Microsoft can get some performance wins by using Chakra for Windows Azure. Back to modules, I don’t want to get rid of npm. Or maybe I do and I want something that only supports ES6+ modules.FeedUnfurl
NotesBack in March we first announced the availability of StrongLoop Node, our commercially supported distribution of Node.js based on v0.10. After three Beta releases, lots of feedback from the community and our customers, plus testing and more testing, we are pleased to announce the general availability of StrongLoop Node 1.0.Unfurl
NotesWe allow our users to gain detailed, real-time performance monitoring of your Node.js application services so they can see everything that is happening, as it happens. This includes understanding system usage at every moment in time to uncover and resolve issues within the application as they arise.FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesUse the distribution of Node.js you can trust in production.
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NotesThe General Availability (GA) release of the AWS SDK for Node.js is now available and can be installed through npm as aws-sdk. We have added a number of features since the preview release including bound parameters, streams, IAM roles for EC2 instances, version locking, and proxies.Unfurl
NotesWhen applications are done well, they are just the really application-specific, brackish residue that can't be so easily abstracted away. All the nice, reusable components sublimate away onto github and npm where everybody can collaborate to advance the commons.Unfurl
NotesThese instructions work for the Raspberry Pi running Raspbian (hard float) and create a hardware optimized version of NodeJS for the Raspberry PI, (and include a working install and NPM!!!)FeedUnfurl
NotesUnfortunately, it appears that Time Machine will sometimes get upset if you backup a symlink to a directory, convert the symlink back to a real directory, and then try to backup again.FeedUnfurl
NotesProgramming a chat bot was once the domain of the hardcore hacker tapping packets as they passed over the wire from proprietary client applications to closed source servers, but not any more!FeedUnfurl
NotesHaraka is an SMTP server which uses a plugin architecture to implement most of its functionality. It uses a highly scalable event model to be able to cope with thousands of concurrent connections. Plugins are written in Javascript using Node.js, and as such perform extremely quickly. The core Haraka framework is capable of processing thousands of messages per second on the right hardware.Unfurl
Notesnpm, the package manager that comes bundled with node.js, is generally described as “awesome”. While it was originally a separate project, npm has been bundled with node.js for the past few releases and the number of npm packages available in the npm registry has exploded.Unfurl
NotesPresence is an IRC logger and client that is optimized for my specific use of IRC — scan logs for a few specific channels, respond to direct messages and mentions, and only occasionally participate in discussion. It probably won't work for you if you're a heavy IRC user.Unfurl
NotesThe beast above is a robotic system intended to be operated remotely in hazardous areas where network infrastructure is scarce. The robot is controlled over a WiFi network that originates on the robot and is extended by dropping the black repeater units on its back. I and seven other computer and electrical engineers built this monster as part of a senior design project at Northeastern University.Unfurl
NotesDisclaimer: I am not a unix god, and pretty much hacked this together to get working (and it does for me), so a more concise method might appear, so I you do find one let me know, also if you break your PI it is not my fault =] .Unfurl
NotesLets walk through a basic node.js program using Test Driven Developement (TDD) and nodeunit. This program asks the user to enter a number, doubles it and returns the result.Unfurl
NotesWhen a file is run directly from Node, require.main is set to its module. That means that you can determine whether a file has been run directly by testing require.main === moduleUnfurl
NotesStarting with Node's built in REPL, add in a completely redone inspect formatter, actual functioning separate V8 contexts, keybindings to create, switch, and delete between them, combine it with a bunch of color. ULTRA REPL Unfurl
NotesEveryone I’ve told this too tells me I’m an idiot and then a few weeks later tells me I was right and checking node_modules in to git has been a blessing to deployment and development. It’s objectively better, but here are some of the questions/complaints I seem to get.Unfurl
NotesJavaScript had a difficult childhood. It grew up in lawless neighbourhoods surrounded by gangs. It spent a lot of time listening to its parents fighting with one another about what they wanted it to be when it grew up. As any young language would, it tried hard to please its parents (and that barmy committee of uncles, and all the other random people trying to shape its future). As a result it suffers from what can only be described as behavioural quirks. Depending on which gang it’s hanging out with it will sometimes happily talk to you through its console.log, at other times refuse to say anything, and yet other times it will blow up in your face (but not tell you why).Unfurl
Notes I would like to document an emerging set of programming conventions, philosophies, and values that I see evolving in the node.js community. I call this the node aesthetic. Unfurl
Seyfert | The Black Magic Framework
About | Skia Canvas
Stricli | Stricli
Set default node version with NVM – Eric Binnion
Writing fast and safe native Node.js modules with Rust | @RisingStack
Eve Online, node.js and a zeromq
The Tapir's Tale: Lambda, Javascript Micro-Services on AWS
TechnoSophos: Run Node.js apps on low ports without running as root
Real-Time Chat With Node.js' Readline & Socket.io - Tuts+ Code Tutorial
Announcing Elasticsearch.js For Node.js And The Browser | Blog | Elasticsearch
BackboneORM
NodeFly(Node.js Monitoring Solution)
StrongLoop | Node.js Products, Support and Consulting
Mongoose ODM
Working Node.js on Raspberry Pi
Time Machine and npm - Wanderview
Building a Text-Based UI with Backbone and Charm
Node.js WiFi-Extending Robot
Compiler Node.js pour ARM v5 - IT Wars
