Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in/with node.js?

Posted by DiabloD3 on Saturday January 28, 2012 @05:01AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am not a node.js user, but I think I would like to be. However, there seems to be no site that truly shows off what node.js can really do easily (with or without popular node.js-oriented frameworks).

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Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by cims on Saturday January 28, 2012 @05:13AM (#3521749)

We've recently launched http://www.codecloud.io which provides a NodeJS back-end for apps, and you can start coding right away from your browser. Of course we think it's pretty cool, but you be the judge :)

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Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by tlianza on Saturday January 28, 2012 @07:22AM (#3521929)

Trello does a pretty good job, I think: http://blog.fogcreek.com/the-trello-tech-stack/

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Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by spicyxtreme on Monday February 06, 2012 @06:48PM (#3559771)

check this out: http://www.attictv.com fully built with node.js

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Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by hk_kh on Saturday January 28, 2012 @10:52AM (#3522337)

This map shows in "realtime" when users around the world take or leave bikes in a bike sharing system scheme of their city: http://citybik.es/realtime

Or, if you want, here's the popular gif cursor party done in real life http://citybik.es/cursor_party

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Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by gotrythis on Saturday January 28, 2012 @01:14PM (#3522735)

I want to put something like that map in our app and can't find anything. Anyone know how this was done or any plug-and-play options to reproduce? Thanks!

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Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by hk_kh on Saturday January 28, 2012 @02:56PM (#3523033)

I assume you mean the "explosions" on the map?

These are canvas elements, put inside a RichMarker.

Each canvas element is a small particle generator (this was not needed, but somehow bastarized this version (http://scurker.com/projects/particles/), to better control what I wanted to display.

What I still don't like about it, is each canvas having his own timer / update interval. It would feel more homogeneous having a global timer, and updating each canvas element sequentially. In another release I would probably do that, and replace WebSockets with Server Side Events.

I think the code is pretty straightforward, so feel free to dive into it.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by gotrythis on Saturday January 28, 2012 @04:51PM (#3523397)

Hey, thanks.

Any chance I can hire you to put something together for me for our specific case use? Or otherwise, consult with you to ask some more questions?

John.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by hk_kh on Thursday February 02, 2012 @10:30PM (#3545594)

Sure, sorry for the late response. Drop me a line at [email protected]

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