Using Git to deploy Node.js sites to Ubuntu

I was introduced to version control on my first corporate assignment. It was a Microsoft shop, and the company's e-commerce codebase was managed more like a software product than a living web site. Enhancements and fixes were developed and deployed to an internal staging environment for full regression testing before…

Setting Up a Node.js Website

What if you just want to get started hosting a basic web site using Node? Node.js makes for a fine basic web server that is easy to set up and offers you the ability to get your feet wet with Node.js while giving you a place to start…

Starting Linux for Windows developers

I kept one foot in the Windows world as long as I could. It's impressive how many of the new technologies such as Node.js can run on Windows. Perhaps you have other Windows legacy systems, or you're limited to an existing supported Windows environment. I used to have both…

A Node.js web app platform recipe

I have good memories from times I was starting with a new technology. From the first "Hello World" to the first "Oh, I get it now" sensation, learning a new platform can really bring back that inspired feeling of empowerment that first sucked you into the esoteric world of software…

Node.js: One New Approach

From out of the torrent of emerging web technologies, it was Node.js that finally inspired me to drop my otherwise adequate legacy platform in favor of "a new approach". Before- When 14.4 modems still roamed the Earth, I created e-commerce sites on my Mac using Perl and uploaded…

A Ghost Workflow

Host multiple Ghost blog sites on the same server. Develop and deploy your theme updates with ease. Most expeditious. I wanted to start using Ghost for my blogs. For those who don't know, Ghost is a spiffy new Open Source platform solely created to manage and publish blogs. I was…