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eTouch Systems is a technology services company that specializes in Digital Web Engineering. We deliver technology services and accelerate growth for Global 1000 companies by solving complex business challenges with breakthrough technical innovations. We partner with leading global hi-tech enterprises to service their business and technology needs.

Our ability to conceptualize, design, and deliver innovative solutions offers clients a sustainable competitive edge. Our reusable solution accelerators, along with our ability to attract the best talent who work with bleeding-edge technologies — and our ability to customize delivery models to meet customers’ requirements — make us a preferred partner for global technology companies with disruptive innovation.

Our passion for client satisfaction and technological innovation creates pioneering ideas and creative solutions that help our clients excel.

eTouch Systems was founded in 1998. We are privately held and headquartered in Fremont, CA.

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BuiltinNode Company

CronJ team have been creating quality web applications to their clients, consistently looking for new innovations and ideas to make every application perfect fit for the customers. We help companies to extend their resource capabilities in Node.js, AngularJS and in entire JavaScript technologies. We have a high-quality team of developers, system engineers with DevOps expertise as well as Cloud experience. CronJ offers a proven and completely unique way of developing custom software applications. With vast experience and expertise in the field of custom software development, CronJ guarantees to build a unique product for your every idea.

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BuiltinNode Company

An agile, test driven development shop that specializes in building MVPs for startups using Rails and Node.js.

We started of by building MVPs for startups. And evolved into tech partners for entrepreneurs to SME’s . Today our services range from prototyping, designing to developing and scaling large enterprise products across web and mobile. Our clients range from seed funded startups to companies valued over 100M USD across USA to New Zealand.

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Unloq startup on BuiltinNode.com

The online world seats on the paradigm of username & password for user authentication. The entire internet security is based on that even though, with countless occasions, consumers, SMEs & large enterprises alike experienced data leakage, loss of information and identity theft. Current solutions address the problem partially by providing in a way or another “better passwords”.

We believe the passwords are the problem in themselves so we have developed a patent pending technology that offers the option for a service and its users to remove completely the need to remember, use and secure a password while providing much better security. We extend the technology to incorporate parental control, group login, financial and non-financial transaction authorization and identity management.

We started our journey in October 2014 based on the studies and initial solution design developed in the spring of 2012 out of personal frustration.

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Cozy startup on BuiltinNode.com

Curious about the people behind Cozy, about our history, business model, and vision? You’re in the right place! Let’s start with the most important and the most exciting part.

We see Cozy evolving from a personal private cloud and app platform into a universal tool that can help you organize your life and make you more productive by automating routine tasks. It will act as your own personal assistant, providing the information you’re looking for and offering advice when you need it. We want Cozy to be of use to both individual users and certain businesses as a solid foundation for building a vendor-neutral cloud platform.

Cozy will offer the ideal solution for virtual private server providers and cloud-enabled storage appliances. It will also serve as an alternative to proprietary services for mobile operating systems like Firefox OS and CyanogenMod. Cozy is already working with several large organizations that are experimenting with the future of their customer relations.

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BuiltinNode Company

Integral Consulting Services, Inc. is a leading provider of IT solutions, with special expertise in Multimodal Biometrics and Forensic technologies, Enterprise IT Management, Virtualization, Cyber Security and Application Development.

Our work for Federal and commercial clients demonstrates our strengths in bringing together a highly skilled workforce, proven methodologies and innovative technology.

As a rapidly growing EDWOSB, we seek opportunities for mutual benefit. Integral welcomes inquiries from potential teaming partners. We work equally well in prime or subcontractor roles, and with large and small businesses.

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Sails.js, Koa.js, and Express.js – which Node.js framework should you use?

JavaScript is the fastest developing language today in IT, it has stopped being just a frontend language and has victoriously entered the backend world as well. As a runtime environment, Node.JS acts as backend JavaScript, giving the opportunity to create a high-load yet lightweight backend part for mobile app development. If you are still wondering which Node.JS framework to choose, keep on reading! We have chosen 3 of them for deeper analysis: Sails.js, Koa.js, and Express.js.

These 3 are MVC server frameworks which make them cross-browser and compatible with all operational systems and devices. So what are the differences? Let’s have a look. But first,  let us explain some technical details for better clarity.

How does an MVC framework function?

As the abbreviation says, the Model View Controller method is established on these 3 components:

  • Model – the database and business logic of your app.
  • View  – which is your application UI.
  • Controller – sends requests and updates info between the Model and View.

MVC frameworks are enterprise-grade solutions mostly because they allow operating big data, but they are not really flexible compared to a middleware frameworks, which requires less code to maintain apps.

How does a middleware framework function?

A middleware is a unit of software which knits up an operating system, a server and database and controls the information flows between the app and the three. 
For a Node.js app two types of a middleware can be created:

#1 Intermediary – a unit that processes requests and responses but is not empowered to control the requests. 

#2 End element – is a unit which is liable to control the final response. But bear in mind that an option to delegate to the next level is really useful for your app flexibility, in case you will want to add a layer in the future.

Why do we need both elements? If we speak about managing users, the intermediary allows to authenticate users and the end element is responsible for creating the users and showing their lists. Reasonably built middleware makes an app fast and scalable and reduces hanging.

And now let’s discuss the frameworks themselves.

1 Express.js

Express.js is a minimalistic Node framework for web apps with a wide range of functionality to create one or multiple page products and hybrid applications as well. The framework provides an opportunity for just-in-time activation and fast work, which positively affects the mobile app cost and quality.

Advantages

Powerful API
With Express.js you can make a simple web app and extend it by means of route parameters and query strings. 

Huge diversity of plugins
Express.js provides an opportunity to distribute and install a huge quantity of third-party plugins which assist in solving any issue a developer can imagine.

Highly developed community
Being one of the most popular, Express.js is a very stable framework with an immense supportive community.

Disadvantages

As to our mind, there are some serious disadvantages, which are pretty crucial, especially for less  experienced developers. 

No recommendations on how to organize a project
Express.js is a minimalistic and flexible framework which doesn’t give any tips on how to organize things. This can become confusing for beginners and cause a mess in their product’s structure.

Requires manual labour-intensive tasks
These is definitely not time-saving and can clutter the memory of your app.

What is Express.js good for?

For medium and lightweight projects, like PayPal and MySpace. If you have a complicated and massive project, it’s better to choose something different.

2 Koa.js

The inventors of this middleware framework claim that it’s a next generation item among frameworks for Node.js. Let’s see why it can be special. 

Advantages

Argument #1 is that it’s just pleasant to realize the framework is developed by a team of professionals who also gave the IT world Express.js. Its philosophy is to create readable and concise code.

Robust and Lightweight like a feather

Basically, it’s just a code module which consists of only  550 lines of code!

Initial generator support 

The ES6 Generator feature allows avoiding the callbacks which makes the code clean, manageable and prevents bugs.

What is Koa good for?

With this modular framework, you can create a totally empty application which can be filled in with anything you need for a particular project.

3 Sails.js

This framework is based on the MVC pattern and provides you with all opportunities to create robust and neat applications. 

Advantages

  • Sails ORM called Waterline makes the framework compatible with any kind of database.
  • Available backend templates which don’t require writing code.
  • Compatible with all front-end including custom hardware.
  • Thank Sails, all incoming socket messages are compatible with all routes in your app.
  • Skillful support.

What is Sails good for?

It’s a superb framework to create high-loaded enterprise products, real-time games, chat-rooms and similar. If your developers have had some experience with Express, everything should be smooth.

How to choose the framework you need?

First of all, you should define your goals and tasks, because there are dozens of good framework which can help you solve certain issues if you define them right. Having done that, take the following criteria into account:

  • Immense community
  • Regular version upgrade
  • Extensive documentation
  • Usage simplicity
  • High performance
  • Diversity of moduls
  • Customization

After studying some frameworks according to this points you will surely find at least one which is consistent with your needs.

Hopefully, this article helped you with choosing a Node.js framework.

At Cleveroad, we have experienced teams in all kinds of app development. If you have any ideas or questions, we are always glad to help you!

About the author
Olga Anoshyna is a Marketing Copywriter at Cleveroad, a web and app development company in Ukraine that successfully implements various projects of any complexity. The main goal of the company is to provide clients with quality and exceptional software.

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21 Node.js quiz questions

How well do you know node.js? Can you handle a tough interview? Node is very complex and it will take a lot of time, practice and dedication to master it, it doesn’t just happen, you work on it and move up, bit by bit, learning more and more. You don’t get from a junior to a senior in a blink of an eye, it takes years. Here are a few questions that might help you rate you Node knowledge.

1 What is REPL in Node.js?

2 What’s a callback in Node.js?

3 What is “callback hell” and how can it be avoided?

4 What are Promises?

5 What can you say about Package.JSON?

6 What are Streams in Node.js?

7 What is the latest version of Node.js available? (just to make sure you keep up to date)

8 When should you use “SetTimeout” in Node.js?

9 How does Node.js handle child threads?

10 What is the child process module?

11 What is a Piping Stream?

12 What are the differences between AngularJS and Node.js?

13 What is Stub?

14 What are the external dependencies of Node.js?

15 When you’re dealing with streams, when should you use the pipe function and when should you use events?

16 How can you copy buffers in Nodejs?

17 What is the relationship between Node.js and V8?

18 Can different versions of the same package be used in the same application?

19 Name the 5 major steps for the require function

20 What is the console.time function useful for?

21 What is typically the first argument passed to a Node.js callback handler?

These of course represent just a portion of information related to Node.js, but if most of them seem familiar, then you’re on the right track. The more you know about Node, the more desirable you will be as a developer. That being said, you can advance your node skills by finding out more about all the questions that stump you. You might come across other useful things along the way.

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BuiltinNode Company

We, at LetsNurture, have a seasoned team of Web & Mobile Platform Experts, with 8 years of proven experience in delivering complex solutions and ongoing system management.

Our latest experiences include:

– IoT systems & solutions

– BLE/Beacon based mobile apps

– Online marketplace platforms with mobile apps

– Influencer marketing systems

– Web portal design & Development

– Native apps development in iOS, Android & Windows

We have an in house team of 70+ members with an average platform experience of 2.5+ years. Nurturing a long standing professional association is our ultimate goal, and we strive towards it daily.

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BuiltinNode Company

Cleveroad is a software development company that provides IT outsourcing services to a broad range of clients and businesses worldwide. The company provides a full stack of development services – Mobile (iOS and Android), Web, Desktop apps development, user-first UI/UX design, backend integration, etc. Having delivered over 130 projects, we worked out our elaborate and flexible approach to gain great results.