Node.js at Netflix with Yunong Xiao
Node.js is a server-side JavaScript runtime powered by V8. Yunong Xiao is a senior engineer at Netflix. He works on the website’s Node.js front-end and middle-tier services. Topics discussed: Netflix’s Node.
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August 1, 201538m 8s
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Show Notes
Node.js is a server-side JavaScript runtime powered by V8.
Yunong Xiao is a senior engineer at Netflix. He works on the website’s Node.js front-end and middle-tier services.
Topics discussed:
- Netflix’s Node.js components
- Netflix’s similarities to Spotify
- How to scale a node application
- Java vs. Node.js services
- Node.js event loop
- Solutions to callback hell
- How Node.js changes what to render on client vs. server
Links:
- Tessel, a development platform for writing Node.js on hardware
- JavaScript is Assembly Language for the Web
- ECMAScript 6 Classes
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