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Oct 10

Case Study: LinkedIn Moves from Rails to Node

http://highscalability.com/blog/2012/10/4/linkedin-moved-from-rails-to-node-27-servers-cut-and-up-to-2.html

node.js, node, backend, back end, architecture, database,

Nov 7

Introduction to URL Rewriting

Tutorial about various ways to configure URL rewriting via htaccess

http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2011/11/02/introduction-to-url-rewriting/

7 notes

tutorial, back end, developer,

Nov 7

From LAMP to the Full-JS Web Stack with Node.js, MongoDB, jQuery, Backbone.js and Other Cool Stuff

Nice overview of the movement to develop web apps with the full JavaScript stack.

http://iconof.com/blog/from-lamp-to-the-new-full-js-web-stack-with-node-js-mongodb-jquery-backbone-js-and-other-cool-stuff/

8 notes

javascript, developer, backend, back end, node.js,

Oct 25

Node.js Tuts

Phenomenal collection of tutorials on how to do a variety of awesome things with node.js

http://nodetuts.com

1 note

javascript, back end, node.js, tutorial, video,

Mar 25

FourSquare: Building a Recommendation Engine

http://engineering.foursquare.com/2011/03/22/building-a-recommendation-engine-foursquare-style/

2 notes

back end, foursquare, developer, api,

Jan 20

A Quick Comparison of NoSQL Database Solutions

This web page compares the current database alternatives to MySQL.

http://kkovacs.eu/cassandra-vs-mongodb-vs-couchdb-vs-redis

18 notes

developer, MySQL, NoSQL, back end,

Jan 14

How To Clone Delicious

A case study of sorts, demonstrating how an easy idea becomes complicated when it enters the world of development using Delicious as an example.

http://notes.torrez.org/2010/12/learn-to-program-in-24-hours.html

developer, producer, back end,