On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Tim Caswell <[email protected]> wrote:
> My recommendation is to not use fibers or code transforms like streamline,
> or even coffeescript till your first understand the simple callback based
> approach of raw node with vanilla javascript.  Then once you're mastered
> that, if the other tools make you more productive, then by all means use
> them if you want to.  Adding abstractions is always a poor substitute for
> understanding what's going on.  Callbacks aren't that hard to understand.
> Anyone serious about writing large servers in nodejs should do themselves a
> favor and learn the basics before reaching for tools that "ease the pain".
> Tools are tools, not magic.

This can't be stressed too often.

I wonder if the OP is still around?

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