Started to be interested in node.js ... looks interesting. It is "sugar on V8 JS engine". It is amazing how Javascript is gaining popularity - I remember reading the Atwood's Law in CodingHorror.com : (great blog) Atwood's Law : any application that can be written in JavaScript, will eventually be written in JavaScript. Needed to sharpen my Fedora VM to get things going. Follow the instructions at https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation git clone https : // github . com / joyent / node . git cd node git checkout v0 . 6 . 7 ./ configure make sudo make install [sedatiko@sedora ~]$ which node /usr/local/bin/node [sedatiko@sedora ~]$ node > 2+2+ ... 2 6 > Good Starter video by Ryan Dahl