Create the following file:

//filename: welcome-to-node/done/hello-world-server.js
var http = require('http');

var server = http.createServer(function(request, response){
  response.write('Welcome to Intro to Node.js!');
  response.end();
});

server.listen(8080, function(){
  console.log('server listening at http://localhost:8080/');
});

Run it from the terminal (command line):

$ node http-server.js

Point your browser to http://localhost:8080/

Using the console

Launch the node console
Run the following statements

var numbers = [72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 32, 87, 111, 114, 108, 100];

function decode(number){ return String.fromCharCode(number); }

numbers.map(decode).join('');

Create the following file: //filename: welcome-to-node/done/hello-world-server.js var http = require('http'); var server = http.createServer(function(request, response){ response.write('Welcome to Intro to Node.js!'); response.end(); }); server.listen(8080, function(){ console.log('server listening at http://localhost:8080/'); }); Run it from the terminal (command line): $ node http-server.js Point your browser to http://localhost:8080/ Help people get unstuck. go 'til ~5min in

Welcome to Intro to Node.js!

Sequoia McDowell

About this workshop

Agenda: Day 1

Agenda: Day 2

What is Node.js?

"Javascript on the server"

Why use Node.js?

Why Not use Node.js?

Key differences from Java/Ruby/PHP

Running Node

Run a script

Using the console