The node beginner book
by Manuel Kiessling · first published 2012
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I worked through the Node Beginner Book by Manuel Kiessling some years ago and enjoyed it. I'll probably look through it again to see what has changed. But I'm increasingly (and approaching permanently) disillusioned with the Node/js space.…
on “Learn Node.js: A free interactive course for Node beginners” ↗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since I watched "Introduction to Node.js with Ryan Dahl"[1], but although I think it was circa v0.4.0, it's not really outdated.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
on “Node.js v0.8.0 [stable] is out” ↗Node has a mantra which addresses this whole thread, right back to the beginning. "Everything in node runs in parallel, except your code". Manuel Kiessling has a written a great tutorial (http://nodebeginner.org) that shows how node noobs enter and can escape the blocking pitfall. Node is the right tool when your requests block on I/O. I'm not convinced about CPU heavy apps, yet.
on “Node.js cures cancer” ↗I would recommend that you ask this question on the nodejs Google group to get a better response (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nodejs) or Stack Overflow. Update: Also, the good folks at nodejitsu have compiled a great resource at http://docs.nodejitsu.com/ And more links: http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2011/04/6-free-e-books-on-n... http://howtonode.org/ http://nodebeginner.org/i
on “Ask N: node.js best practices?” ↗The Node Beginner Book is excellent. http://nodebeginner.org/ I've read it twice. I suggest doing the examples as you read along with the book, and then improve on them (there is room for improvement in the code architecture). After that there is a list of other such tutorials here: http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2011/04/6-free-e-books-on-n...
on “Node.js modules you should know about: dnode” ↗…the non-Western world. I recommend that folks new to Node check out some much more in-depth tutorials that actually explain callbacks and event-driven design. Google for "Mixu's node book" and "The Node Beginner Book" for a more in-depth introduction to Node.
on “Beginning Node.js Development ” ↗That's an awful lot to throw at someone just starting. I'd say follow the install directions at nodejs.org and then do the tutorial at http://www.nodebeginner.org/ If you need a brushup on js, there are a lot of other options for that including the free ebook Eloquent JavaScript.
on “How do I get started with Node.js” ↗I don't know of one that covers as much as this course, but for node beginners this is pretty good: http://www.nodebeginner.org/
on “New course: Rapid Prototyping with JavaScript and NodeJS” ↗Quick overview of the way Node works: http://www.nodebeginner.org Great tutorial to get up and running with a web framework (Express), database (MongoDB), and simple, functional app: http://cwbuecheler.com/web/tutorials/2013/node-express-mongo... I realize the title suggests free resources, but I've also found the $9.99 book Hands on Node.js to be very helpful.
on “Best free resources for learning Node.js” ↗For the speedy first 1,000 we also have free copies of The Node Beginner Book in PDF/ePub/Mobi to giveaway: https://hyperdev.com/help/free-copy-node-beginner-book/
on “Learn Node.js: A free interactive course for Node beginners” ↗I'd recommend this for modern PHP: http://www.nodebeginner.org/ It's a great intro on how to write sphagetti code with out losing face.
on “PHP 5.5.8 Released ” ↗Can some recomend some decent source material to learn about Node.js and some best practices about it? I've read "The Node Beginner Book" and found it quite easy but somehow it didn't click.
on “Node v0.10.0 (Stable)” ↗…regarding threading/parallelism, but this post here helped me a lot to understand it from a bird's eye perspective: http://debuggable.com/posts/understanding-node-js:4bd98440-4... It's also linked from The Node Beginner Book.
on “The Node Beginner Book” ↗FYI: you can buy both those books (The Node Beginner Book and Hands-on Node.js) as a bundle for only $7.99 at http://leanbundle.com/bundles/node. Buying the bundle gets you both books on Leanpub as well, so you get free updates for as long as they're updated…
on “The Node Beginner Book, an introduction to Node.js, is now complete” ↗Just read around two thirds of 'The Node Beginner Book'. I've only briefly played with node.js before now and I still don't really have an immediate use for it personally. I could see myself using it to whip up rough scaffolding to support prototypes of personal…
on “Why I'm Learning Node” ↗