Scalable realtime services with Node.js, Socket.IO and Windows Azure

Scalable realtime services with Node.js, Socket.IO and Windows Azure

Wazstagram is a fun experiment with node.js on Windows Azure and the Instagram Realtime API.

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5 steps to a better Windows command line

5 steps to a better Windows command line

I spend a lot of time at the command line. As someone who likes to code on OSX and Windows, I’ve always been annoyed by the Windows command line experience. Do I use cmd, or PowerShell? Where are my tabs? [...]

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Scalable realtime services with Node.js, Socket.IO and Windows Azure

Scalable realtime services with Node.js, Socket.IO and Windows Azure

Wazstagram is a fun experiment with node.js on Windows Azure and the Instagram Realtime API.

Jan 30, 2013     2 Comments
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5 steps to a better Windows command line

5 steps to a better Windows command line

I spend a lot of time at the command line. As someone who likes to code on OSX and Windows, [...]

Nov 28, 2012     11 Comments
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WebMatrix and Node Package Manager

WebMatrix and Node Package Manager

The new Node Package Manager (NPM) extension for WebMatrix gives a visual experience for managing packages in nodejs applications.

Sep 7, 2012     4 Comments
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WordPress and WebMatrix

WordPress and WebMatrix

WebMatrix 2 provides a great experience for WordPress developers who need PHP Code Completion, MySQL database editors, and advanced publishing tools.

Jun 9, 2012     2 Comments
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Node.js meet WebMatrix 2

Node.js meet WebMatrix 2

After months of hard work by the WebMatrix team, it's exciting to introduce the release candidate of WebMatrix 2. WebMatrix 2 includes tons of new features, but today I want to give an overview of the work we've done to enable building applications with Node.js.

Jun 7, 2012     30 Comments
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Building a user map with SignalR and Bing

Building a user map with SignalR and Bing

This post examines the asynchronous connection abstraction library for ASP.NET, SignalR. It takes some of the best ideas from node/socket.io, and adds them to the .NET stack.

Oct 12, 2011     12 Comments
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