Presentation: "Node.js: Asynchronous I/O for Fun and Profit"

Time: Friday 12:05 - 13:05

Location: St James’s Suite, Fourth Floor

Abstract:

Node.js is a server-side framework for building high-performance network applications in JavaScript. While this may seem close to unbelievable for those who still remember JavaScript as a source of frustration only, it turns out that JS's support for higher order functions and event-driven programming is a perfect match for building asynchronous I/O-based clients and servers.

This session will introduce asynchronous I/O, show how typical web client and server apps can utilize it, and then introduce Node and the ecosystem of tools and libraries surrounding server-side JavaScript in general and Node in particular.

Keywords: Web, JavaScript, Functional, High-Performance, Network programming

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Stefan Tilkov, SOA and REST authority, innoQ founder

Stefan Tilkov

Stefan Tilkov is co-founder and principal consultant at innoQ, a technology consulting company with offices in Germany and Switzerland. He has been involved in the design of large-scale, distributed systems for more than a decade, using a variety of technologies and tools ranging from C++ and CORBA over J2EE/Java EE and Web Services to REST and Ruby on Rails.

Stefan is lead SOA editor of InfoQ, author of a numerous articles and a frequent speaker at conferences around the world.