Node.js Asynchronicity and Callback Nesting

Just a heads up before we get started on this... Chrome DevTools (v35) now has the ability to show the full call stack of asynchronous JavaScript callbacks. As of writing this, if you develop on Linux you'll want the dev channel. Currently my Linux Mint 13 is 3 versions behind. So I had to update … Continue reading →

Up and Running with Express on Node.js … and friends

This is a result of a lot of trial and error, reading, notes taken, advice from more knowledgeable people than myself over a period of a few months in my spare time. This is the basis of a web site I'm writing for a new business endeavour. Web Frameworks evaluated ExpressJS Version 3.1 I … Continue reading →

Running Wireshark as non-root user

As part of my journey with Node.js I decided I wanted to see exactly what was happening on the wire. I decided to use Burp Suite as the Http proxy interceptor and Wireshark as the network sniffer (not an interceptor). Wireshark can't alter the traffic, it can't decrypt SSL traffic unless the … Continue reading →

Setup of Chromium, Burp Suite, Node.js to view HTTP on the wire

As part of my Node.js development I really wanted to see what was going over the wire from chromium-browser to my Node.js web apps. I have node.js installed globaly, express installed locally, a very simple express server listening on port 3000 Burp Suite setup in my main menu. Added the … Continue reading →