October 2012
8 posts
Restify
This is the 8th in a series of posts leading up to Node.js Knockout on
using restify. This post was written by Node Knockout judge and
restify creator Mark Cavage.
restify is a node.js module purpose
built to create REST web services in Node. restify makes lots of the hard
problems of building such a service, like versioning, error handling and
content-negotiation easier. It also provides...
Sending email from node.js
This is the 7th in a series of posts leading up to Node.js Knockout on
using Nodemailer. This post was written by Node Knockout judge and
Nodemailer creator Andris Reinman.
tl;dr — How to send an e-mail using Nodemailer
Install Nodemailer
> npm install nodemailer
Include the module in your script and create a reusable transport object
var nodemailer = require("nodemailer");
var...
Making an API happy with hapi
This is the 6th in a series of posts leading up to Node.js Knockout on
using hapi. This post was written by Node Knockout judge and hapi
contributor Wyatt Preul.
Hapi is a framework for rapidly building RESTful web services. Whether you
are building a very simple set of RESTful services or a large scale, cache
heavy, and secure set of services, hapi has you covered. Hapi will
help get your...
Getting Started with Mongoose
This is the 5th in a series of posts leading up to Node.js
Knockout on using Mongoose. This post was
written by Node Knockout judge and Mongoose maintainer Aaron
Heckmann.
Getting started with Mongoose and Node
In this post we’ll talk about getting started with Mongoose, an
object modeling tool for MongoDB and node.js.
Install
We’re going to assume that you have both MongoDB and...
Knocking out Socket.IO
This is the 4th in a series of posts leading up to Node.js
Knockout on how to use Socket.IO. This post was written by
socket.io creator Guillermo Rauch.
Ready to rock the Node Knockout 3? Considering making a
real-time app or game? Then you’re likely considering
Socket.IO
Socket.IO makes realtime easy and cross-browser
If the web 2.0 was about AJAX requests and responses, the real-time...
Getting Started with Express
This is the 3rd in a series of posts leading up to Node.js
Knockout on how to use Express. This post was written by express
author Tj Holowaychuk.
In this short tutorial for Node Knockout we will be creating a small
application using the popular Express framework.
Express is a light-weight Sinatra-inspired web development framework.
Express provides several great features such as an intuitive...
Introduction to npm
This is the 2nd in series of posts leading up to
Node.js Knockout about how to use
npm. This post was written by npm author
Isaac Schlueter.
npm is a NodeJS package manager. As its name
would imply, you can use it to install node programs. Also, if you use
it in development, it makes it easier to specify and link dependencies.
Installing npm
npm now comes with node. So once you install node...
How to Install node & npm
This is the 1st in series of posts leading up to the 3rd annual
Node.js Knockout about how to use
node.js.
This post covers how to install node and npm on three popular development
platforms: Mac, Ubuntu, and Windows.
Instructions for other platforms can be found on the
Node Wiki.
The Easy Way
We personally use package managers to make it easier to keep our node
installation up to date, so...
