Real-time interaction is becoming more and more important on a site to create a faster, smoother, more integrated experience. To that end, Node.js was created to provide an incredibly fast non-blocking codebase to deliver content as fast as possible.

In this panel we will delve into various methods to Four Kitchens has used node.js to bring real-time interaction to different projects. From authentication methods to getting data efficiently from a Drupal installation, we will go over some advanced techniques to have your Node.js run as efficiently and securely as can be expected. It will include a few case studies. A website that featured a live-feed of new nodes being created during a live event, and a web app that allows users to create and share magnetic poems on everything from a smartphone to the desktop.

Using Node.js to communicate between clients is easy enough, and packages like socket.io , and backbone.js make it even easier. Pulling data from a Drupal database is similarly easy, but requires knowledge of tables names already. What if you want new nodes or comments to show up as other users are creating or updating content?

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