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Introduction to Node.js with Ryan Dahl

InfoQ · 757.8K views · 2011-03-17 · 1:06:34

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Ryan Dahl, the creator of Node.js, introduces the event-driven I/O framework built on V8 with examples, and discusses the v0.4.0 release and its new APIs.

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Recommended as a short, fun talk on Node's philosophy and the reasons it was built that remains relevant.

Recommended by 5 HN people across 5 months · HN mentions 2011–2018

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ahmetkun · 2018-06 · Strong recommendation

You can see the same sarcastic wit in this talk too: [VIDEO] It's still my favorite tech talk, very fun to watch.

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pooriaazimi · 2012-06 · Strong recommendation

It's been a long since I watched "Introduction to Node.js with Ryan Dahl"[1], but although I think it was circa v0.4.0, it's not really outdated. It's a short talk, but it talks a little about Node's philosophy and I highly recommend watching it. I haven't watched Pedro Teixeira's tutorials[2], but many recommend it. But I personally think Manuel Kiessling's online book[3] is the best. It really teaches you to think asynchronously. I took a quick look and I don't think any of the modules he's used have had a significant change. Be sure to check it out. [1]: [VIDEO] [2]: [LINK] [3]: [LINK]

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ricardobeat · 2014-01 · Recommendation

You should read this interview [1] and watch the talk [2] by node's creator Ryan Dahl to get a better understanding of where it comes from. There was much more to it than "we really like javascript" (tldr: single-threaded, evented, dynamic, freedom to write new I/O apis, backed by huge companies, well known). [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]

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