Node.js Crash Course (That Conference 2016)

Node.js is a compelling platform that is quickly spreading from startups to the enterprise. Node.js strategically unites developers of all backgrounds through the common language of JavaScript. Why should you learn Node.js and where do you start? You will come away from this talk with the evidence to support Node.js, and tools you need to be productive. We will walk through a typical workflow of creating and debugging a web application. You will learn how easy it is to deploy, including Microsoft Azure. We'll also look at popular frameworks and modules, and other learning resources to give you the best start.

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4. JavaScript… …has won the Web. Scott Hanselman
5. Any application that can be written in JavaScript… …will eventually be written in JavaScript (search for “jslinux”) Atwood’s Law:
6. JavaScript… …is tragically important. Douglas Crockford
8. Up Ahead • Why Node.js? • Crash course • Tools and frameworks • Integration strategies
16. ES 2016 (ES6) Support http://node.green
17. What’s our story? • ASP.NET MVC, C# • SQL Server + NHibernate • JavaScript + JQuery
21. What’s our story? • JavaScript • Recruiting • Productive, less friction – Testing – Microservices – RabbitMQ, riak, redis – Cross-platform
23. Why Node.js? • Rapid innovation & delivery • Developer happiness • Attract & retain talent • Performance “Why Node.js is Becoming the Go-To Technology in the Enterprise” – nearform.com
24. Node.js exemplifies… • Start with the simplest solution that works • Do one thing, and do it well
25. • Single-page apps • API server (REST, Hypermedia, etc.) • Real-time, streaming • WebSockets, push notifications • Chat, IM, social media • Dashboards • Proxy service Node.js Use Cases
26. Node.js Use Cases • Single-page apps • API server (REST, Hypermedia, etc.) • Real-time, streaming • WebSockets, push notifications • Chat, IM, social media • Dashboards • Proxy service
27. More than just backend • Create Automation Scripts • Create CLI tools using nexe • Create Desktop Apps
28. Atom Atom Slack Visual Studio Code
29. Fandango • dramatically shorter development cycles • micro-services architecture • flexibility in deployment • easily scalable infrastructure “Fandango Goes Live with Node.js” – nearform.com
30. • 2x faster development with fewer developers • 33% fewer lines of code • 40% fewer files • 2x improvement requests/sec • 35% decrease in avg response time
31. • Black Friday, 2013 • Mobile platform • 200,000,000+ users • 10 CPU cores, 28 GB RAM • < 1% CPU utilization • Deployed updates
32. Who else is using Node.js? • Dow Jones (WSJ) • eBay • Groupon • LinkedIn • IBM • Redhat • The New York Times • Uber • Yammer • GoDaddy
33. DevOps • Small footprint • Cross-platform • Event-driven • OSS tools
34. “What is Node.js used for: The 2015 Node.js Overview Report” – blog.risingstack.com
35. Installing Node.js 1. https://nodejs.org 2. Click a download link 3. Run installer – OR – Install using Chocolatey (https://chocolatey.org) C:\> choco install nodejs.install
36. Installing Node.js C:\> node –v v6.3.1 C:\> npm –v 3.10.5
37. Dependencies – OR – Python 2.x (https://python.org/downloads/ C:\> choco install python2
38. Dependencies – OR – Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 – OR – Visual Studio Community 2015 C:\> choco install microsoft-build-tools
39. Node.js Tools for Visual Studio https://github.com/Microsoft/nodejstools Minimum requirements: • VS 2012 Pro or VS Community 2013/2015 • Latest VS updates • VS + Node.js Tools Azure VM
41. Visual Studio Code https://code.visualstudio.com/ • Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows • code assistance • debugging
42. C:\projects\myapp> npm init C:\projects\myapp> npm install --save lodash
43. module-examples.js
44. module-examples.js
45. module-examples.js
46. module-examples.js
47. module-examples.js
48. module-examples.js
49. module-examples.js
50. temperature.js
51. temperature.js
52. temperature.js
53. temperature.js
54. temperature.js temp-example.js
55. temperature.js temp-example.js
56. temperature.js temp-example.js
57. temperature.js temp-example.js
58. temperature.js temp-example.js
59. config.js
60. config.js
61. config.js
62. config.js
63. config.js
64. config.js
65. config.js
66. config.js cfg-example.js
67. config.js cfg-example.js
68. config.js cfg-example.js
69. config.js cfg-example.js
70. config.js cfg-example.js
71. config.js cfg-example.js app.json
72. sql-example.js
73. sql-example.js
74. sql-example.js
75. sql-example.js
76. sql-example.js
77. Deploying • Windows – iisnode for web apps – winser for services • Linux – forever
78. Hosting Node.js on Azure • New Node JS Empty Site • Connect to repository • reverentgeek.com/hosting-node-js-on-microsoft-azure/
79. Recommended toolbox Package What it do, yo lodash JavaScript utilities when JavaScript promise library async async/parallel execution request (or rest) http client gulp build engine, test runner socket.io sockets, real-time node-inspector Debugging mocha test framework chai TDD/BDD assertion library sinon spies, stubs, mocks
80. Node frameworks MVC • Express • hapi • Meteor • Sails API • Restify • LoopBack • Autohost + Hyped nodeframework.com nodewebmodules.com
81. • Run .NET in-process • …including F#, ADO.NET, Python, and Powershell • Execute inline code, files, or assemblies • Alternative to writing native modules in C • .NET 4.5 or Mono 3.1
82. What can Edge.js do? • Leverage existing .NET investment • TFS, SharePoint, Exchange, etc. • Active Directory • Hardware (e.g. camera, microphone, printer, win32) • Video encoding, or other CPU-intensive work • Powershell
83. Node.js Integration Strategies • Node.js as proxy • Edge.js for .NET • request module to call APIs • Messaging (e.g. RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus)
86. Demos + LOTS of Resources bit.ly/node-demos