List of topics covered in a workshop

[afronski]

Propositions of topics that should be covered in the workshop:

• [ ] Creating client.
• [ ] Setting up the very simple server.
• [ ] Bidirectional communication.
• [ ] Publish-subscribe pattern.
• [ ] Using Node.js primitives (e.g. streams) to work effectively with it.
• [ ] Topics specific only to socket.io.
  • [ ] Only >= 1.0.0 or earlier versions as well?
  • [ ] Different workshop maybe?

Feedback and help is welcome! :wink:

[afronski]

My proposition:

1. Assignment about Buffer.
2. Assignment about EventEmitter.
3. Creating simple server which will act as a Echo protocol implementation.
4. Creating simple client which will act as a Echo protocol consumer.
5. Setting up very simple socket.io server.
6. Setting up very simple socket.io client.
7. Using hubs and broadcasting in socket.io.
8. Publish-subscribe pattern in clean ws implementation.
9. Consuming incoming messages as streams - Assignment 1.
10. Consuming incoming messages as streams - Assignment 2.
11. Preparing server where user can spin up a long running task, which communicates success, error and progress for each user separately.

[pawelrychlik]

This looks promising :+1: Let's see it in practice!

[LukaszWiktor]

@afronski I would omit first 2 assignments (Buffer and EventEmitter) since they are covered by other workshoppers. Instead the Echo assignment could be developed in several simple steps:

• accept a connection
• respond to a message
• react to a connection close

After that the Echo could evolve into a Chat app - broadcasting a message from one client to all connected clients.

[afronski]

FTR: There are some ideas at nodeschool/workshoppers#28