Node from Nothing (a fast-paced hands-on intro)
Hosted by NodeJS Enthusiasts SE Florida
Details
Bring your lap-top and get started with Node!
If you are new to Node or interested in getting started, this meet-up is for you.
If you already are using Node, but find it strange or befuddling, then this meet-up is for you too.
The presentation will provide a quick-paced, sweeping overview of a dozen key concepts needed to work with Node. Six have to do with Node itself, and six with Javascript. They are:
for Node
- npm
- require (modules)
- package.json
- github
- event loop
- async (callbacks, event emitters, streams)
for Javascript
- functions are objects
- closures
- what is "this" and when isn't it
- prototypal inheritance
- non-static (duck) typing
- block scope === false
The presentation will begin at 7pm sharp. Feel free to arrive any time after 6:30.
Unlike our previous meetups, this will be in a classroom facility so there will be NO food or drink provided. Sorry. Fuel-up before you arrive :-)
Parking in the Alvin Sherman Library parking garage at Nova will be FREE if you print out and bring with you the Parking Pass for this meetup. The parking pass is here (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35887025/NodeJS/Parking%20Pass%20Alvin%20Sherman%20Library%20Garage_NodeJS%20Developer%20Meeting_20130417.jpg) as a JPG and here (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35887025/NodeJS/Parking%20Pass%20Alvin%20Sherman%20Library%20Garage_NodeJS%20Developer%20Meeting_20130417.pdf) as a PDF.
Please download and install Node on your laptop prior to the meet-up. The latest and greatest version of Node (0.10.x) can be installed from the NodeJs home (http://nodejs.org/) page (http://nodejs.org/). If you encounter difficulties, arrive before 7 and we'll try to help you resolve.