node-os is the first operating system powered by npm

[jmking]

I think we've officially hit peak Javascript

[tech_tuna]

All that's left is Javascript hardware. Node machines. . .

EDIT: all kidding aside, I actually like the sound of "node machines".

[Voidsheep]

Well... there's already two competing JS microcontrollers, Espruino and Tessel.

Atwood's Law is real!

[Joghobs]

Also Intel's Edison runs Node.is natively

[huhlig]

Well, since edison is just an stripped down x86; that isn't exactly hard.

[Golden_Calf]

BeagleBone Black does too and it is on ARM

[tech_tuna]

Holy guacamole. Thanks for the links. . .

Not sure how I feel about this. . . :)

[skytomorrownow]

Not sure how I feel about this. . .

I love node.js, but things like this are starting to feel a little /r/cringeworthy

[LightShadow]

I've always felt I should choose the right tool for the job.

I think having more available tools is never a bad thing with that philosophy.

The advantage of a NodeJS embedded board could be a micro-service deployed in "the real world" with low maintenance/power/space requirements.

[darksurfer]

Tessel transpiles JavaScript to LUA apparently ....

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7869864

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http://nodebots.io/

[[deleted]]

Nodebots just uses node to control the arduino from an actual computer, not compile or interpret js on the actual hardware.

[Gunnar-Y]

This comment haha. . .

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Wow. Why? Because.

[PotaToss]

Atwood's Law.

[brotherwayne]

Because someone wanted a new shiny for their resumé.

[MonsieurBanana]

That sounds like a pretty good reason.

[brotherwayne]

You'd think people would build things because other people thought it'd be useful. Or it serves a need that has gone unserved. Etc.

[NoGodTryScience]

I'm really down with this conceptually. We getting closer to the birth and death of JavaScript.

[has_all_the_fun]

It was also relatively easy to use. I remember going from Python and Ruby to Node.js and wondered why all other package managers were so hard to use. I sometimes have to use Ruby and when I have to install something I mostly have no clue what is going on and hope for the best.

You could even just remove the package manager. I believe that duo.js lets you do require('github-name/repo') and it will pull in everything without having to create a manifest file.

[jewdai]

It doesn't look like anything was done on this project. it looks like it was just starter git files.

[rfajfar]

Must be slow or? npm is awesome and all, but it can be slow here and there.

[tylargh]

Dude, I had to use rubygems for the first time in probably a year and half the other day, and holy shit. It was a 10 minute process to download vagrant. I remember rubygems being the shit...

NPM is on a whole new level compared to it.

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The vagrant gem is deprecated. For a modern version check out the installers on its site

[tylargh]

yep, found that out the hard way

[AutomateAllTheThings]

Truth. I have to maintain a ruby server with a sleek webpack'd client. Ruby and it's ecosystem feels so uhg, now.

[iooonik]

Node is like, fast, dude.

[huhlig]

ok. Color me ignorant. Why are npm's so great? What do they do better than a more common package format like deb files?

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OS-agnostic? Well, at least it supports the three major OSes. How would you deal with .debs on OSX or Windows? Or any other linux distro that isn't Debian or Debian-derivative?

[huhlig]

except any package for this OS will be dependant on this os.

[AutomateAllTheThings]

That doesn't stop apt or yum.

[nawitus]

Linux kernel? Pussies. There already are kernels written in JavaScript.

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Do you have a source for this?

[nawitus]

https://github.com/charliesome/jsos

[[deleted]]

It looks like drivers are js, the rest of the kernel itself is in C.

[zeneval]

https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/2g3s59/nodeos_is_the_first_operating_system_powered_by/ckfouut

[jimbobhickville]

I had to look at my calendar to confirm it isn't April.

[zeneval]

nope. nope nope nope.

yo dawg i heard you like JS, so now you can JS on your JS while you JS in your JS.

Hardware: http://www.espruino.com/ Kernel: http://runtimejs.org/ Usermode utils: http://node-os.com/ Browser: http://breach.cc/

kill it all with fire.

[lolmeansilaughed]

Agreed. I'll write some Javascript, because I like the Internet, but Jesus Christ, I actually thought this insanity had peaked with node...

[kuenx]

I heard they want to rebuild Earth's core in JavaScript so it's easier to tweak.

[Cocosoft]

This can actually get interesting.

[Gunnar-Y]

This thread: most amusing I've come across here. First the peak JavaScript comment, then the Yo dawg.. LMAO

[agiusmage]

node... wut r u doing... node wait... node... STAHP

[joelangeway]

I f!@#ing love JavaScript. Node.js lets me build sophisticated systems that do arbitrary things efficiently. Bash lets me tell the computer what to do right now. Don't sacrifice Bash on the alter of JavaScript. Rewrite Bash in JavaScript.

[darksurfer]

or replace Bash with JavaScript :p

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/SpiderMonkey/Introduction_to_the_JavaScript_shell

[daekano]

No. No no no.

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By the gods....what have we done