Tagged “node.js”

1. I promise you shouldn't fear rejection January 2025

   Pop quiz for node.js users — what does this program output if the promise resolves, and what is different if it fails to reject through its else branch?

   async function main() {
   	const promise = new Promise((resolve) => {
   		setTimeout(() => {
   			if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
   				console.log("We win");
   				resolve();
   			} else {
   				console.log("We lose");
   			}
   		});
   	});
   	await promise.catch(console.error);
   	console.log("Looks like we made it");
   }
   
   main();
   

2. Dude, Where's My Bot? October 2011

   Say what you will about node.js, but it is certainly an easy way to build IRC bots with the Jerk library.

   The PHP-based bot that runs in the Treehouse Agency IRC channels knows to respond to "Sweet!" with "Dude!" and vice versa. Brian McMurray said that he'd like to someday write a quick-and-dirty bot that would put our other bot into an infinite loop.

   I accepted that challenge, and 10 minutes later, the bot was done.

   The code is an example of how to build a bot that accepts environmental variables for configuration and otherwise does a pretty silly task.

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