Node.js and the Internet of Things by @codefoster through @pluralsight #SmarterThanYesterday
I just finished watching a remarkable Pluralsight course by Jeremy Foster , in which he succeeds not only to get you psyched start your own IoT projects, but also does a great job showing up the immense power of modern JavaScript! For long-time .NET developers, seeing just how long the JavaScript and Node community has come can be an awe-inspiring experience. The grass just seems ... greener on that other side. As a side note, I'm currently looking into Microsoft's Bot Framework . There, again, the Node.js side of the fence just gets more done quicker. Less ceremony, more ... stuff done! Whether you want an orientation of what this IoT thing is all about, a look at available hardware starter kits, some insight in what kind of libraries are available or how to concretely make an end-to-end solution, Jeremy Foster has you covered! Once he's run you through all of the basics, Jeremy wraps up by showing you an end-to-end solution, in which he talks to his Microsoft