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Node.js – Why, What and How

The Gang & Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart,

OCTO, Progress Software

PUG Challenge Americas

June 9, 2014

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Agenda

Why Node

AKIOMA

Wapp (from wiz4biz)

#42

Bravepoint

Node4Progress

Testing JSDO

IOT, Node.js and Progress

• Summer Interns

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Why Node.js

http://pelegri.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/why-node-js-now/

Community, Open Source, NPM

NPM

JavaScript is everywhere

• Thus, Node.js only focused on JavaScript

Computational Model – Asynchronous Events

Modern Front-End

A Chance to Rearchitect

Performance

Not Java (nor Ruby)

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AKIOMA – Mike Liewehr

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Wapp – Robert Prediger

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#42 – Julian Lyndon-Smith

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Node4Progress – Frank Hilhorst

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Bravepoint – Dustin Grau

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Testing JSDO – Edsel Garcia

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Summer Interns

1.5 (13wk + 6wk) Summer interns in the general area of Node.js & IOT (& Rollbase)

• Plus India, Modulus and Morrisville (?)

Working in Sprints

Open Source Samples

Regular Blogging

Send suggestions / ideas to epelegri@progress.com