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nodeconf camp discussion about npm things

npm hangout

wherein we hang out and talk about npm stuff and occasionally mock ruby

using npm for building node extensions

  • npm catches missing node-waf and/or node-waf deps like python - charlie

running the registry

  • couch replication that only grabs the latest ver of a pkg - jchris
  • mikeals got a node replication lib called 'replicate' that does replication. "its like rsync" - max (brian facepalms)
  • "if it fails, the next one probably won't" - izs on replication
  • might be nice to have better filtering on certain things like 'only your deps' - izs
  • in package.json that has publish:{private:true}
  • deprecate command exists

deploying using npm

  • frozen node binary w/ pkgs a possible future but the stack is just not there yet. YET. ←
  • nodejitsu deploys using npm style tarballs; jitsu cli for the deploy / haibu on the server
  • 'its not just install this crap and ur done' - mde
  • donkey punch a port - charlie
  • trundle by max - uses couch to keep things running forever using ...uhh... forever and allows provisioning new processes (basically one process is one doc in the couch)
  • haibu has a middleware/plugin like system to do a similar style thing
  • deploying with git is only as specific as deploying with ssh; eventually you need more introspection and ability to run before/after/err tasks
  • npm start another handy command in this reality
  • always use bundle deploys - mikeal (or use a local private registry - izs)
  • "I'm a firm believer in allowing ppl to do dumb things." - izs
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