This is a Quick Shot (mostly a reminder to myself to read later).

Just ran across a series of articles by Zoiner Tejada at Dev Pro Connections about using Node.js with Azure.

I just gave the articles the briefest skim since I'm at work and don't have time for a full read, but they look good enough to post links for later reading.

http://devproconnections.com/windows-azure-development/enabling-nodejs-server-side-app-windows-azure

http://devproconnections.com/windows-azure-development/how-build-nodejs-rest-api-windows-azure-websites

Once I've read them, I'll (hopefully) come back and post some more about them here.

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The past two years have seen the biggest career-related mental churn I've ever experienced.

Quick History

'97 to '05 I did Java coding primarily. Loved it.

'05 I bought a Pocket PC. Desire to code for it led me to C# and .Net. Since then (2012 at the moment), I've played mostly in the Microsoft space. It is an awesome space to play in, I must say.

'08ish I began coding for WebOS. '10 saw me move to Windows Phone.

What Went Wrong

C# feels natural to me. Linq, lambdas and generics make for code that feels satisfying.

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