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Node.Js And Stuff

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Small demo app using Node.Js/Socket.IO/MongoDB/D3.Js and jQuery.
var spawn = require('child_process').spawn,
  exec = require('child_process').exec;

process.stdout.write("================================================================================\n");
process.stdout.write("=                                                                              =\n");
process.stdout.write("=  To install with C++ bson parser do <npm install mongodb --mongodb:native>   =\n");
process.stdout.write("=                                                                              =\n");
process.stdout.write("================================================================================\n");

// Check if we want to build the native code
var build_native = process.env['npm_package_config_native'] != null ? process.env['npm_package_config_native'] : 'false';
build_native = build_native == 'true' ? true : false;
// If we are building the native bson extension ensure we use gmake if available
if(build_native) {
  // Check if we need to use gmake
  exec('which gmake', function(err, stdout, stderr) {
    // Set up spawn command
    var make = null;
    // No gmake build using make
    if(err != null) {
      make = spawn('make', ['total']);
    } else {
      make = spawn('gmake', ['total']);
    }

    // Execute spawn
    make.stdout.on('data', function(data) {
      process.stdout.write(data);
    })

    make.stderr.on('data', function(data) {
      process.stdout.write(data);
    })

    make.on('exit', function(code) {
      process.stdout.write('child process exited with code ' + code + "\n");
    })
  });  
}

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I currently hold the following qualifications (amongst others, I also studied Music Technology and Electronics, for my sins)

- MSc (Passed with distinctions), in Information Technology for E-Commerce
- BSc Hons (1st class) in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Both of these at Sussex University UK.

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