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Meteor 1.1 Released – Now Supporting Microsoft Windows and MongoDB 3.0

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Re: Meteor 1.1 Released – Now Supporting Microsoft Windows and MongoDB 3.0

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Post by josh2600 »

I made a snapshot on Terminal.com which lets you try Meteor 1.1 in seconds. Check it out here: https://www.terminal.com/snapshot/be98f98eece7e102bab130b91d...

This boots a CentOS 6 box running Meteor 1.1. It's also running on Terminal so you can snapshot your progress anytime you want (or resize to a bigger machine without rebooting too).

Re: Meteor 1.1 Released – Now Supporting Microsoft Windows and MongoDB 3.0

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Post by pandatigox »

callmeed wrote: post #3

I'm curious what startups or big companies are using Meteor in production

I'm pretty curious too. I've heard and tried Meteor but looks only ideal for creating quick weekend webapps, not something used for production.

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Post by galfarragem »

callmeed wrote: post #3

I'm curious what startups or big companies are using Meteor in production

If I had to make a bet on the next important web framework, I would pick Meteor. All in.. :)

Edit: They have made another good decision: seduce windows devs. Next one I believe it will be to support SQL.

They have a large and diverse fanbase, probably the most open community for newbies and the new generation of devs - the ones that come from different backgrounds - and I have also the impression that I see a larger percentage of women here than in other frameworks, that might mean something; they use the ubiquitous javascript; they promote ubiquitous computing; they have good funding; they have credible and fresh marketing; technically they are, IMHO, at least good enough. These are some of the reasons make me 'bullish' on Meteor.

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Post by djm_ »

galfarragem wrote: post #7
callmeed wrote: post #3

I'm curious what startups or big companies are using Meteor in production

If I had to make a bet on the next important web framework, I would pick Meteor. All in.. :) Edit: They have made another good decision: seduce windows devs. Next one I believe it will be to support SQL. They have a large and diverse fanbase, probably the most open community for newbies and the new generation of devs - the ones that come from different backgrounds - and I have also the impression that I see a larger…

With no reasons as to why, this reads like either a paid comment or a fanboy/girl. Would you care to expand?

Re: Meteor 1.1 Released – Now Supporting Microsoft Windows and MongoDB 3.0

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Post by DigitalSea »

I think I might give Meteor a shot. For a long time I have been working with AngularJS and Node.js. Recently I have been working exclusively with React.js + Flux and Node.js to build isomorphic web applications. I like the fact Meteor is isomorphic by default and comes with everything you need. I have always somewhat seen it as this outlier, a great looking framework but lacking the same vocality that Facebook and Google can give their respective libraries and frameworks.

Even seeing Meteor from a prototyping perspective it looks like a great tool. The integration with MongoDB (3.0 is fantastic by the way) and ability to quickly create and work with collections from within your Meteor applications without really needing to glue anything together or configure is something that appeals to me (especially as a front-end developer who is asked to prototype things quite a lot). Coupled with the support for authentication, user accounts and easy deployment, these are definitely key features to a modern web application.

Windows support is definitely an added bonus, especially for me who switches between a MacBook Pro and a PC for .NET development.

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