> things like hard real-time, complex math, etc. To elaborate on the math aspect: Because of the significant js/C barrier and the need for optimized code, node is a poor choice for significant computation. I would recommend python and numpy/scipy for this kinda stuff.
One approach you may consider is to use node to manage basic web ui stuff, and then use the child_process module to shell out to workers written in more appropriate languages as necessary. For a scientific application this would probably even be a good fit. > The extra learning curve of a new language and framework will just get in the way of getting things done. There's definitely a truth to this. When I did my masters, the biggest lesson was that your time is worth *way* more than both money and cool-factor. Flask might be boring but it's worth it if you're able to ship faster in the short term (and with the timescale of a masters you definitely want to be thinking short-term). Just something to think about. --Josh On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Ben Noordhuis <i...@bnoordhuis.nl> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Igor Skoric <sk.i...@gmail.com> wrote: >> It will be a suite of tools for a geological lab. I plan to create a simple >> customer/project management suite and plug in a handful of applications for >> different processes. If you would like to recommend a different (but cutting >> edge) technology for this I would also be grateful. > > Igor, see my previous email. node.js may or may not work for you. If > you're already familiar with, say, flask or django, I'd go with that. > The extra learning curve of a new language and framework will just get > in the way of getting things done. > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Joshua Holbrook Engineer Nodejitsu Inc. j...@nodejitsu.com -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
