Winter 2014 - Node.js Meetup

Details
Because of the busy schedules people will inevitably have to juggle during the holidays, we are going to combine the Nov and Dec Meetups into one on Dec 4th.
Come join us for a great evening of Node.js lightning talks plus a slightly longer deep-dive.
If you have a Node.js related talk you'd like to share at a future Meetup, please submit it to the organizers for consideration!
For those coming straight from work, pizza and drinks will be provided. Video recordings of the talks will posted shortly after the event for those who cannot join us.
The evening should something interesting for both beginners and advanced Node developers alike.
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Announcements: 10 mins
Administrative stuff plus job-related and community announcements.
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Lightning Talk: 20 mins
Node.js Design Patterns and Best Practices
Technical Level: Beginner to Intermediate
In this code-driven presentation, Matt Pardee from Edmodo (https://www.edmodo.com/) will discuss how and why they decided to build their latest project using Rendr. He'll also elaborate on the gains they saw in productivity and managing local development environments.
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An Introduction to Non-HTTP Clients for Node.js
Lightning Talk: 20 mins
Technical Level: Intermediate
In this presentation, Evan Tahler (https://github.com/evantahler), Director of Technology at Task Rabbit plus the maintainer of the Actionhero.js (http://actionherojs.com/) framework will give a quick demo on how to create Node apps for non-HTTP clients using websockets, telnet and serial protocols. Follow along or download the sample project after the event.
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How Splunk uses Node
In-Depth Talk: 45 mins
Technical Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this presentation, Glenn Block (https://github.com/glennblock), technology Change Agent at Splunk will discuss how Splunk (http://www.splunk.com/?r=header) uses Node in it's products. Surprising, huh? Node is used in the Splunk Server, middleware components, and finally the SDKs. The focus here will be our real world usage and experiences. What's Splunk? It's a product designed for data ingest and query for massive realtime data work loads. It is used by some of the largest organizations in the world.

Winter 2014 - Node.js Meetup