Posts tagged with 'Node.js'

Use Karma and Grunt to Run Your Jasmine Tests in Real-Time

As JavaScript applications become more common and more complex, the need for good unit test coverage also increases. Hopefully you’re already writing tests. If not, why not? When I’m doing TDD with C#, I use NCrunch to monitor all tests within the Visual Studio Solution and run them as they change. This saves me…

Publishing a Node.js Express App to Windows Azure

Windows Azure has really come on in the past few months. With the new management dashboard, support for other web technologies (even horrible ones like PHP) and removal of Silverlight, it’s actually become a pleasure to use. One of the new supported technologies is Node.js. I'll not go into the reasons for using Node…

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Getting Started With Node.js Part 1: A Quick App

Node.js is a server platform built on Google Chrome’s JavaScript runtime. It has an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model so it’s a fast and efficient as you could want. It’s also probably a good glimpse into the future of server technology. With the server running pure JavaScript, it’s a great plaform for development…

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