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Closed 11 years ago.
I recently watched the "Introduction to Node.js with Ryan Dahl" video on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_B4LTHi3I), and I really like the look of Node.js. Unfortunately, in that video, Ryan described Node.js as "very much a bleeding-edge technology" (in so many words), and that means it won't suit my purpose in looking at servers/server-side Javascript in the first place - to find a stable, well-supported, open-source technology to use for our server-side purposes.
I'm pretty sure that Node.js's "bleeding-edge" status hasn't change - at least not much - since March, but can anyone confirm this for me? How risky would it be to include Node.js in our design for a large (1000s of nodes), enterprise-wide system?
Thanks!
Aaron
In general I would say "yes", but that has not stopped some cutting edge companies from using it production. I don't know of any that are scaling (clustering) to the level you're talking about.
I would say if you're asking here, then it probably isn't for you right now.
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Closed 9 years ago.
I've been watching the development of Node.js and frameworks like Express for a while. I finally found some time to play around and am enjoying it.
Does anyone know why Node's current version is only 0.10.0? I know it doesn't really matter but it makes it seem like an extremely new and unstable project when in fact it seems that it's being used quite a bit and even by some big players.
Well, it is new, it's only been around since 2009.
That may seem old to you whippersnappers but I primarily program in a language from the '70s and sometimes on machines that have been around since the '60s.
But seriously, it probably has more to do with the numbering scheme than any actual immaturity. As you can see here, there have actually been quite a few releases.
If you wait a little while, the release plan calls for a 0.12 (code cleanup mostly) to be followed by 1.0 which, based on comments, will be the "final" product (though there will still be more versions since predictions aren't perfect). Many projects start with a (crappy) 1.0 and improve that. The philosophy for node.js seems to have been to approach 1.0 as the fully-polished end product.
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Closed 10 years ago.
I just read some news about Qualcomm launching an internet of things development platform on top of JME and I was wondering where is jme/j2me used nowadays. I know it was used for some old mobile phones and apparently you can still use for developing application for Bada and Symbian.
But besides that is there any other field where is it used? Can someone exemplify other areas where Jme is used or point to an updated list of embedded devices implementing a jvm compliant with jme?
The newest related inquire I saw around the topic was this forum discussion which did not bring that much light to the question.
I think it has spread, with feature phones, into places where smartphones are still pretty expensive. As an anecdote, my scripting language for phones, Hecl, does not get a lot of traction these days, by and large, but does seem to get a lot of attention in places like Indonesia.
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Closed 9 years ago.
I love the flexibility of d3.js, but in some cases its low level api is hard to use. What are some higher level charting libraries based on d3.js? I know on rickshaw so far.
Like you I have been very impressed by D3, but found it tricky.
The best D3 charting library I've seen is NVD3.js. I've been testing it out, but not yet used it in anger.
Currently I'm working on the theory that to get the best out of D3 you need a strong understanding of JavaScript, so I'm brushing up on my JavaScript Patterns, which I'm finding very helpful.
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Closed 10 years ago.
I have dealt and used JavaScript and am quite comfortable with it. However I was wondering if I should learn another one. Is there another language out there that used more widely or has more use in the business industry? And could you also recommend a good book for it?
Should you learn a new programming language?
Yes, you surely should.
Which one then?
I don't know. Why don't you pick one related to your expertise? Or something wildly different from what you know.
Which book is the best one?
Go to the library or a book shop. Flip some books through. Most likely, one of those books is good enough. But nothing beats learning to look up API reference on the net.
EDIT: Question from the comments:
What's the most popular and widely used?
You can use the TIOBE Community Index to look up popular programming languages. However, you shouldn't use that as a deciding factor as things may differ locally to you. I've never done C professionally (which is apparently the most "popular" language according to TIOBE), so it all depends on what you want to do.
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Closed 11 years ago.
Is it still possible for someone to learn and start contributing to the linux kernel? looks like the contributor list seems to be dominated by paid employees from large companies. Is there still a chance that one can get their patches or bugs in the kernel or is it sort of saturated with great developers? I'm thinking on focussing on the networking subsystem. Sorry, if all this sounds too noobish, but any opinions on all this? Is it even worth it to start on this route? I plan to spend my evenings and weekends for however long it takes, assuming I will be able to make some contribution.
Thanks.
Yes. Example: Con Kolivas (of course you could also cite that in order to give arguments against hobbyist development). See also this survey (original source):
For the evaluation period, almost 19% of changes were reportedly contributed by unaffiliated hobbyists.
Write something interesting and relevant, head over to the mailing list (or vice versa: Ask if something is interesting at the mailing lists, then head over to development). Not even the head of development Linus Torvalds is looking at your professional status.