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How do I get started with Node.js

Are there any good resources to get started with Node.JS? Any good tutorials, blogs or books? Of course, I have visited its official website http://nodejs.org/, but I didn't think the documentation ...
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What is the purpose of NodeJS module.exports and how do you use it?

I cant seem to find any info on this but it appears to be a rather important part of NodeJS as I often see it in source code. According to the node docs : module A reference to the ...
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node.js execute system command synchronously

I need in node.js function result = execSync('node -v'); that will synchronously execute the given command line and return all stdout'ed by that command text. ps. Sync is wrong. I know. Just ...
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Node.js on multi-core machines

Node.js looks interesting, BUT I must miss something - isn't Node.js tuned only to run on a single process and thread? Then how does it scale for multi-core CPUs and multi-CPU servers? After all, it ...
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Can I use jQuery with node.js?

Is it possible to use jQuery selectors/dom manipulation server-side using node.js?
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How to use redis PUBLISH/SUBSCRIBE with nodejs to notify clients when data values change?

I'm writing an event-driven publish/subscribe application with NodeJS and Redis. I need an example of how to notify web clients when the data values in Redis change.
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socket.io.js not found

For some reason my node server cannot serve the route /socket.io/socket.io.js, I always get a 404 error. I tried compiling different node versions (current is 0.6.13 which also runs on server, where ...
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How to decide when to use NodeJS?

I am a n00b in this kind of stuff but lately I've been hearing a lot about how good NodeJS is. Considering how much I love working with jQuery and Javascript in general, I can't help but wonder how to ...
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NodeJS: Write to file

I've been trying to find a way to write to file when using NodeJS but with no success. Can you help me with this. Thanks.
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How to use underscore.js as a template engine?

I'm trying to learn about new usages of javascript as a serverside language and as a functional language. Few days ago I heard about node.js and express framework. Then I saw about underscore.js as a ...
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How to debug node.js applications

How do I debug a node.js server application? Right now I'm mostly using alert debugging with print statements like this: sys.puts(sys.inspect(someVariable)); There must be a better way to debug. I ...
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Rails - Could not find a JavaScript runtime?

I created a new Rails project using rails 3.1.0.rc4 on my local machine but when I try to start the server I get: Could not find a JavaScript runtime. See here for a list of available runtimes. ...
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Pattern for CoffeeScript modules

While reviewing the source code for CoffeeScript on Github, I noticed that most, if not all, of the modules are defined as follows: (function() { ... }).call(this); This pattern looks like it ...
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Is there a template engine for Node.js? [closed]

I'm experimenting with building an entire web application using Node.js. Is there a template engine similar to (for example) the Django template engine or the like that at least allows you to extend ...
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Good beginners tutorial to socket.io? [closed]

I am very new to the world of webdevelopment and jumped into the bandwagon because I find the concept of HTML5 very interesting. I am fairly confident on working with canvas and would now like to move ...

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