Cloud9, maker of the Cloud9 IDE developer-as-a-service platform, has launched a series of new initiatives to help push Node.js into the mainstream.
With the
Node Summit
for Node.js developers approaching,
Cloud9 IDE announced a series of moves that
cement the company's commitment to the development environment and will help to
shape Node.js into the mainstream platform of the future, the company is
claiming.
Cloud9, a provider of a
development-as-a-service platform for JavaScript developers, introduced three
new initiatives: a community blog, an official Node manual site and training
resources. Cloud9 IDE also supports HTML/CSS development as well as Ruby, PHP
and Coffeescript development.
The community blog, known as
Nodebits.org,
will be edited by Tim Caswell, a prominent Node.js community member who is
well-known for his
howtonode.org
blog. Cloud9 brought Caswell in-house to help the company in its efforts to
further build the Node community and make it more accessible to new members.
In a Jan. 23 blog post, Ruben Daniels,
CEO of Cloud9 IDE Inc., said:
"Beside howtonode, there is no
frequently updated community website. No reliable source for news and in-depth
articles about Node.js. So, today we officially launch Nodebits.org.
Nodebits is a community blog, edited by Tim, which includes high-quality
articles and tutorials about Node.js applications and libraries. The code
examples presented can be tested and played with by loading them into Cloud9
with just a single click. Nothing to download and no compilation required."
In addition, Daniels said there is no
single source of comprehensive Node.js documentation, and most of the
documentation that is available is incomplete or of insufficient quality.
Thus, "We have completely reworked many
different sources of documentation into a concise and consistent website that
offers a Node.js and JavaScript reference guide and manual, based on work from
Joyent and Mozilla," Daniels said. "From now on,
NodeManual.org
is your destination to learn about Node.js. And, like any good community docs,
Nodemanual.org is fully open. We encourage everyone in the Node community help
us continue to improve the site, through your own contributions. Fork
nodemanual on GitHub and get started on helping us build a better Node.js."
Meanwhile, developers seeking help in
becoming better Node.js programmers can sign up at
training.c9.io.
Node Summit runs Jan. 24-25 in San
Francisco. The event will feature speakers from companies including Microsoft,
Google, VMware, Intel, Mozilla, Yahoo and Joyent. A description of the event
reads:
"Node Summit will bring together
business leaders and technology experts to discuss Node.js' transformative role
in the future of computing. The event will also showcase solutions from a
select group of startup companies that are looking towards the future by
incorporating Node.js today."
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