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Comment on Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js by Mike Heath

Mike Heath — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:42:00 +0000

For the record, I like Node.js. I also like Lego. With Lego I can building something simple quickly. With Node.js I can build something simple quickly. Both are clever ideas. Of course, I would use neither for something I have to rely on.
I also have to say that it was because of this video that I got excited when Ryan Dahl announced he was stopping down from Node.js.

Comment on Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js by Peter Wang

Peter Wang — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:26:00 +0000

One of the best ways to get ideas across in software is by crafting good designs. Of course, that falls on deaf ears if newcomers don’t actually study existing software (good and bad) to understand its design rationales at a deep level.

I’m also curious what class of people you are referring to specifically as “unix greybeards”. That stereotype, when used in the pejorative, connotes the BOFH sysadmin type, who are merely users in the Unix ecosystem, and which is a far cry from the Dennis Ritchie/Bill Joy/Richard Stallman sort of folk that actually built the software that runs much of the world. (And whose designs and code bear studying.)

Comment on Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js by LindaM

LindaM — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:32:00 +0000

You want to know who’s to blame for the wheel getting constantly reinvented in IT? It’s all the old programmers who absolutely *suck* at getting their ideas across, leaving them to be reinvented by better communicators later. Unix greybeards have a reputation for a reason.

Comment on Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js by Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:40:00 +0000

Microsoft classic asp runs JavaScript server side ten years ago,

Comment on NuGet Project Uncovered: Chronic by Jason

Jason — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:54:00 +0000

Hey Peter,

This may be my lack of understanding how to use the project, however when I write the following tests (in the link below) I see different results than what I would expect. (Not sure if this is because the NuGet project is out of date form the source, but it looks like Install-Package chronic brings in 0.1.0)

http://codepaste.net/6figyb

Any thoughts?

Comment on Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js by Rmangi

Rmangi — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:22:00 +0000

Node was not by any means the first app server written in JavaScript. That would be Netscape Livewire.

Comment on Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js by Jarod Ferguson

Jarod Ferguson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0000

So you think node is about applying event driven programming to web development?

Comment on Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js by Jarod Ferguson

Jarod Ferguson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:12:00 +0000

“Whilst I am deeply interested in Node, the ideas of lightweight HTTP servers etc. I think the jury is still “out” on whether or not Node is a “great” thing.”

I share your perspective. The post was not intended to endorse node. The superlatives in question (and this post) were regarding the story of how node came to be. The metoeric rise of the community, the most watched repo on github, the fact that a blog post now makes you a fanboy (the divide), etc.

Comment on Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:02:00 +0000

http://teddziuba.com/2011/10/node-js-is-cancer.html

Comment on Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js by Jodo

Jodo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:17:00 +0000

I think a blog post is the perfect amount of ‘hype and superlatives’ at this time.