Ask HN: Small apps ideas to learn Node.js?

Re:Ask HN: Small apps ideas to learn Node.js? by mcantelon on Saturday August 28, 2010 @09:20PM (#1642843)

I'd suggest using Express.js node.js framework: it gets you up and running quickly. Trying to so something with websockets is fun as well and indicative of the (realtime) future of web apps.

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Re:Ask HN: Small apps ideas to learn Node.js? by mbet10 on Saturday August 28, 2010 @11:08PM (#1643013)

Websockets are a lot of fun - maybe something like collaborative paint or some kind of multiuser game?

On a side note, anyone know of projects using nodejs in production?

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Re:Ask HN: Small apps ideas to learn Node.js? by simonw on Saturday August 28, 2010 @11:10PM (#1643017)

GitHub use it for their download server - try running wget against one of the URLs they provide for downloading a tarball, you'll see it redirect to nodeload.github.com, hang for a few seconds (while they generate the file) and then redirect you to the download location.

http://github.com/blog/678-meet-nodeload-the-new-download-se...

http://transloadit.com/ are the most interesting Node.js startup I've seen.

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Re:Ask HN: Small apps ideas to learn Node.js? by johnfn on Saturday August 28, 2010 @11:35PM (#1643065)

I'm currently making a multiplayer shooter game for node knockout!

It's not currently very impressive, but I hope it will be in about 21 hours :) I might submit to HN depending on how well it turns out.

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Re:Ask HN: Small apps ideas to learn Node.js? by DTrejo on Saturday August 28, 2010 @11:55PM (#1643090)

Submit it either way :)

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