Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by tlb » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 2:50 PM UTC

Anybots uses it to control all its robots.

Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by robinwarren » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 3:40 PM UTC

rkalla wrote: post #10

robinwarren wrote: post #5

I don't know if it's deployed yet but Jason Roberts of techzing (Great Podcast btw, here: http://techzinglive.com/ ) has been talking about a node.js rewrite of the backend for car hire service Uber ( http://www.uber.com/ ) Would that that count?

(ASIDE) Really appreciate the heads up on techzing -- been looking for a podcast to add to Java Posse and Mixergy for over a year and never been happy with Podcast discovery in iTunes. Just added TechZ and can't stop hitting "GET" reading through all the past episodes.

no problem, they're great and deserve the publicity. I'm a possee fan too. A couple other podcasts I rate highly are:

drunk and retired (sadly too infrequent nowadays http://drunkandretired.com/thepodcast/)

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (originally heard of this via Joe from the posse I think http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html)

Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by grep » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 3:41 PM UTC

http://bouncely.com uses Node.js for processing Amazon SES bounce emails.

Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by DrJ » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 3:45 PM UTC

ignifero wrote: post #16

I have another question: Is there something that we can only do with Node.js?

is there anything only one language can do? I believe both answers is a no. I think we should be asking 'is there something that is best done with node'

Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by DrJ » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 3:49 PM UTC

pokoleo wrote: post #7

I heard somewhere that Facebook uses Node for recording stats. (Can't dig up the story though :S)

http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/05/nodejs-at-facebook...

I remember there was HN item about this when it came out, but tl;dr of the article that I got was, some people want to use Node.js but performance + stability is what FaceBook wants, and something that isn't prevalent in Node (yet?)

I wait for the day when NodeJS breaks backward compatability

Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 3:51 PM UTC

serichsen wrote: post #19

"Their"? Whose?

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Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by dumbphone » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 3:53 PM UTC

Anyone know which framework the sites mentioned by the commenters use? Geddy? Express?

Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by matan_a » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 4:42 PM UTC

I know that Voxer (http://www.voxer.com) uses it and are happy with it:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/01/the_rise_and_rise_of...

Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by Raphael » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 4:54 PM UTC

ignifero wrote: post #16

I have another question: Is there something that we can only do with Node.js?

It would be foolhardy to answer your question, as someone would inevitably respond with another language that can do it.

I will say that NodeJS has inspired me to get off my ass and code a basic CRUD site, which could get me started and lead to more interesting features. Sure, could have used Python or anything else, but this is how it's going for now. I choose to drink this particular Kool-Aid for now.

Re: Ask HN: Is their any large scale, real life Node.js app?

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Post by frr149 » Wed, Jun 22, 2011, 6:12 PM UTC

Since we're at it, is there any good book on node.js?