node.js

• node.js
• node.js vs php
• Event driven, single threaded
  

Web Sockets

• Web Sockets API (for browsers)
• ws (a WebSockets library for node.js)
• WebSockets Client Receiving JSON

Examples

• echo.zip, look at the code and see what happens if you send the 'delay' message. The single thread is stuck!
• pixelboard.zip

Reference

• List of TCP and UDP port numbers