Hackathon: JavaScript with CouchDB

CouchDB is a simple tool. Simple tools can be used creatively.

We'll have a small task to implement for our entertainment. In the process you'll touch the core concepts of CouchDB, such as:

Structured schema-less storage; Btree-based views to lookup and summarize the data; Transformations: views and lists written in JavaScript; REST interface over HTTP; Design documents. Basic knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, jQuery, and HTTP protocol is required to get most of the event. I also suggest to take a look on CouchDB documentation by reading the following:

http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Technical Overview (http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Technical%20Overview) http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Introduction_to_CouchDB_views In case you're still hungry after reading the above, try to grok:

http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/View_collation http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HTTP_view_API Bring a laptop. The preferred way to code is to work in pairs but solo is fine too. You can even form teams and try social coding.

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