Ask HN: In what scenarios use of node.js can be useful?

Re:Ask HN: In what scenarios use of node.js can be useful? by jammus on Saturday February 12, 2011 @11:07AM (#2210264)

I'm using node.js for a personal project: http://boxsocial.fm

The site reads and writes to last.fm in the background and pushes updates to client's browsers while doing so.

I'm sure it would have been possible to write it using some other technology but node.js just made it so easy. Also, writing the entirety of the app in just one language was an additional bonus.

I'm excited about building something bigger with it soon.

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Re:Ask HN: In what scenarios use of node.js can be useful? by anujkk on Saturday February 12, 2011 @11:14AM (#2210277)

Is this alternative client for last.fm? I wonder how useful developing alternative clients can be apart from learning purposes. I have seen a lot of twitter clients coming up. Do users really care about using these?

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Re:Ask HN: In what scenarios use of node.js can be useful? by jammus on Saturday February 12, 2011 @11:31AM (#2210321)

To some extent. It copies a user's scrobbles/now playing info to one or more other users' profiles. So if a bunch of you are in the same room listening to music you can all scrobble at the same time.

That said, it was mainly written to get to grips with node. As well as to scratch a personal itch, obviously.

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