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"How do I get started with Node?" is a commonly heard question in #Node.js. This gist is an attempt to compile some of the answers to that question. It's a perpetual work-in-progress.

And if this list didn't quite answer your questions, I'm available for tutoring and code review! A donation is also welcome :)

Setting expectations

Before you get started learning about JavaScript and Node.js, there's one very important article you need to read: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years.

Understand that it's going to take time to learn Node.js, just like it would take time to learn any other specialized topic - and that you're not going to learn effectively just by reading things, or following tutorials or courses. _Get out there and build things!

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Rich Hickey on becoming a better developer

Rich Hickey • 3 years ago

Sorry, I have to disagree with the entire premise here.

A wide variety of experiences might lead to well-roundedness, but not to greatness, nor even goodness. By constantly switching from one thing to another you are always reaching above your comfort zone, yes, but doing so by resetting your skill and knowledge level to zero.

Mastery comes from a combination of at least several of the following:

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The introduction to Reactive Programming you've been missing

(by @andrestaltz)

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This tutorial as a series of videos

If you prefer to watch video tutorials with live-coding, then check out this series I recorded with the same contents as in this article: Egghead.io - Introduction to Reactive Programming.

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Rich Hickey
https://confreaks.tv/videos/railsconf2012-keynote-simplicity-matters
https://confreaks.tv/videos/jaxconf2012-keynote-the-value-of-values

Dave Thomas
https://confreaks.tv/videos/elixirconf2014-opening-keynote-think-different
https://confreaks.tv/videos/lonestarruby2013-elixir-power-of-erlang-joy-of-ruby

Robert Martin
https://confreaks.tv/videos/rubymidwest2011-keynote-architecture-the-lost-years

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<?php

namespace PlatformBundle\Form\Extension;

use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractTypeExtension;
use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType;
use Symfony\Component\Form\FormInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Form\FormView;
use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;

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app/concepts/
|-- address
|   `-- create_form.rb
|-- admin_user
|   |-- create.rb
|   `-- update.rb
|-- auto_investments
|   `-- investment
|       |-- create.rb
|       |-- update.rb

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#!/usr/bin/ruby

require 'rubygems'
require 'git'

log     = "~/gitlog.txt"
tmp     = "/tmp/gitlog"
commit  = Git.open('.').log.first
message = [
  commit.date.strftime('%D'),

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Overview

We run multiple server processes in two data centers. Each process listens on two ports, one for HTTP and one for HTTPS. HTTPS is terminated by Apache prior to reaching node.js. HTTP goes directly from the client to node.js (through a master load balancer). We do not use clusters. We slice our physical servers into thin virtual machines running SmartOS, each with about 3GB of memory designed for a single node.js process.

Our node.js servers are hapi.js servers using the composer functionality and plugins architecture. We have three sets of plugins loaded: mobile web front end experience (single page app), legacy API reverse proxy, and monitoring.

We also serve original node.js services off another server zone which runs closed source plugins using hapi.

Analytics

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$(document).ready(function() {

  if ($("[name='search']").length) {
    $("[name='search']").each(function() {
      var search = new Search.Input(this);
      search.setBindings();
    });
  }

});

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class ReceivablesManagementContext
  def initialize(params)
    @params = params
  end

  def save_receivable
    sanitize_controller_params
    @receivable = AccountReceivable.new(@params[:account_receivable])
    @receivable.customer_id = @params[:customer_id]
    @receivable.save