How to contribute to
- Trivikram Kamat

#SeattleJS
Trivikram Kamat
Software Development Engineer


@trivikram
@trivikr



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What's your name again?

My history with NodeJS
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Have been using NodeJS for 3 years
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Started contributing to NodeJS core in Oct 2017
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providing HTTP/2 support
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Became NodeJS core collaborator in March 2018
What are we going to cover?
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Quick intro to NodeJS
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We'll write a simple NodeJS server
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We'll understand the code flow through node internals
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Write a unit test for NodeJS core and create a Pull Request
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What JavaScript had to do to manage a server?
- Better ways to organize our code into reusable pieces
- Ways to deal with files and databases
- Ability to communicate over the internet
- Ability to accept standard request and send responses
Let's write our first NodeJS Server
Prerequisites
Install NodeJS using nvm curl command
Your first NodeJS server
const http = require("http");
http.createServer((req, res) => {
res.end("Hello World!\n");
}).listen(3000);
What did we learn?
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Quick intro to NodeJS
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We wrote a simple NodeJS server
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We understood the code flow through node internals
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We wrote a unit test for NodeJS core and created a Pull Request
What can I do next?
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Try vscode if you haven't already
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Write more code in NodeJS and use debugger to do a deep dive into NodeJS internals
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Find out in NodeJS coverage if your favorite module needs more unit tests
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Add those unit tests and create a Pull Request!
Thank you for listening!
Trivikram Kamat
Twitter: @trivikram
Github: @trivikr
Slides: https://slides.com/trivikram/how-to-contribute-to-node
How to contribute to NodeJS
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