In this post, I take a look at the different patterns that you need to know when using Node.js. These came from my own coding and from a look at the code behind Tim Caswell’s flow control libraries. I think it is necessary to know how these basic patterns are implemented even if you use a library..
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Feb 11
Understanding the node.js event loop
The first basic thesis of node.js is that I/O is expensive:
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Jan 11
Performance benchmarking the node.js backend of our 48h product, WeHearVoices.net
I decided to spend some time looking into improving the performance of the node.js backend of our 48h hackathon product We Hear Voices – a dead-simple but slick feedback tool for websites and web apps (go get it for your site 
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Jan 11
Attending Garage48 Helsinki 2011, my experience
I just came back from Garage48, a 48 hour hackathon organized by Aalto Entrepreneurship Society and Garage48 in Helsinki. I had a ton of fun, met some interesting new people and built something awesome!
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Jan 11
Getting started with Useradmin, my Kohana 3 auth admin module
In this post, I discuss the details of how to use my admin module. Hopefully this covers all the stuff you need to know; if not, let me know in the comments. I’m just one guy, so it may be quicker to ask on the Kohana forums for troubleshooting. Previous writing:
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Jan 11
Implementing Facebook login (part 3)
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Jan 11
Nginx, php-fpm and node.js install on Centos 5.5
After some time with node.js I recently decided to move to nginx + php-fpm + node.js for my future servers. Here we will be installing:
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Jan 11
Implementing Facebook login (part 2)
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Dec 10
Learning node.js: my experiences and helpful resources
Here are my notes from learning node.js over the winter vacation. You can think of this post as asking me what resources did you find helpful in learning node.js? There is a lot of node.js stuff out there, but few posts on what is noteworthy, popular or tricky - I am sick of seeing posts explaining what node.js is and showing me the same five lines of code.
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Dec 10