Hello Node.js
Imagine downloading a library, creating a file, executing that file, and having a web server up….all in 5 minutes. Say hello to Node.js. I’ve recently been seeking new ways to rapidly develop new and...
View ArticleStack Overflow Post of the Day
Only 14 minutes into the 3rd of April and I see this. I’m in the process of developing an artifical life program powered by JavaScript consisting of two parts: the front-end instance run on the browser...
View ArticleGlobal Variables/Configuration in Node.js
I’m doing some things in Node.js and I needed to create a global configuration object (loaded from a Javascript file). Super easy in Node.js. Present in all Node.js models is an object called GLOBAL....
View ArticleWriting NC Traffic Cams: Automation
I previously mentioned that I wrote a PHP script (called scraper.php) to request a list of traffic cameras (latitude, longitude, URL to an image) from NC DOT TIMS. I combined this list with some extra...
View ArticleNode.js Sunday Reading
In 2014, I’ve designed, developed, and deployed two Node.js API servers. One is currently in use and experiences some pretty great uptime, my NC Traffic Cams API server. I’ve learned an incredible...
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