And seriously, before jumping into node one needs to know some javascript. Haverbeke's 'Eloquent Javascript' and Resig's 'Secrets of the JS Ninja' will provide a starting point. They're one of these rare books you thought 'boy, I wished it was longer...'.
'Up and Running with Node.js''s code aren't thoroughly polished yet (eg.chapter 2), but plenty people refined and posted them on StackOverflow.
http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9781449398583/index.html
And seriously, before jumping into node one needs to know some javascript. Haverbeke's 'Eloquent Javascript' and Resig's 'Secrets of the JS Ninja' will provide a starting point. They're one of these rare books you thought 'boy, I wished it was longer...'.
'Up and Running with Node.js''s code aren't thoroughly polished yet (eg.chapter 2), but plenty people refined and posted them on StackOverflow.