On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Joshua Kehn <josh.kehn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Adam- > > It is unique. I'm writing code that really can't be done any other way. How > it handles events, sockets, etc is exceptional. The best part is everything > now is JavaScript. The server (Node.js) is written in JavaScript. MongoDB is > JavaScript. The frontend used to manage the WebSocket is entirely > JavaScript. > > I have essentially replaced J2EE as the backend with Node and I couldn't be > happier. > > Of course standard JavaScript woes apply. Debugging is a royal pain in the > ass. Your code can and will suddenly fail due to odd strange errors. There > are stability concerns with Node, it is version 0.2 after all. > > It won't replace PHP or Java as an enterprise level solution, but it does > fill in the gaps very nicely. > > Regards, > > -Josh > Thanks for the insights, Josh. I've been intrigued by Node.js and it's architectural implications, and your feedback helps as I evaluate potential projects/experiments going forward. Excellent point about the debugging relative to other environments. Palm's inclusion of Node.js in webOS 2.0 does help provide more confidence in the code-base, even if it is relatively early in the development cycle, so I guess I'll have to start tinkering soon :) Thanks again, Adam -- Nephtali: PHP web framework that functions beautifully http://nephtaliproject.com
