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Node.js Resources

What is node.js?

Node.js is just JavaScript running on the server side. That's it. That's all there is to it.

Express

Express Docs, if you want to get started and already know JavaScript this is the place to be

At the heart of it, the site is very much like Twitter. You type your message, press enter, and boom! It appears in the stream of everyone who is following you.

Well, it's a lot better than Twitter because your messages actually get sent in real-time. No need to click or refresh the page, new messages simply appear like with chat/IM.

There's also a separate "To:" field like with email. Here you can state that the message is to a:

	#! /bin/sh

	### BEGIN INIT INFO
	# Provides: nginx
	# Required-Start: $all
	# Required-Stop: $all
	# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
	# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
	# Short-Description: starts the nginx web server
	# Description: starts nginx using start-stop-daemon

	// Nanode_MAC
	// Rufus Cable, June 2011 (threebytesfull)

	// Sample code to read the MAC address from the 11AA02E48 on the
	// back of the Nanode V5 board.

	// This code is hacky and basic - it doesn't check for bus errors
	// and will probably fail horribly if it's interrupted. It's best
	// run in setup() - fetch the MAC address once and keep it. After
	// the address is fetched, it puts the chip back in standby mode