On May 8, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Ethan Gruber wrote: > > in. Our data is exclusively XML, so LAMP/Rails aren't really options. ^^ Really? Nobody's going to take the bait with this one? -Ross. > > Ethan > > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Nate Vack <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:17 PM, Ethan Gruber <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> It was recently suggested to me that a project I am working on may adopt >>> node.js for its architecture (well, be completely re-written for >> node.js). >>> I don't know anything about node.js, and have only heard of it in some >>> passing discussions on the list. I'd like to know if anyone on code4lib >>> has experience developing in this platform, and what their thoughts are >> on >>> it, positive or negative. >> >> I've only played a little bit, but my take is: you'll have more parts >> to build than with other systems. If you need persistent connections, >> it's gonna be neat; if you don't, it's probably not worth the bother. >> >> The Peepcode screencasts on Node: >> >> https://peepcode.com/screencasts/node >> >> are probably worth your time and money. >> >> -n >>