Pre-requisites to learn node.js?

I want to learn Node.js. I'm sure, I will need good experience in Javascript (OOP). Is there any other technology i should know about to learn it? And also how long will it take me to starting implementing node.js taking into account i have decent experience in Javascript?

Thank You

http://www.crockford.com/javascript/inheritance.html

JavaScript is a class-free, object-oriented language, and as such, it uses prototypal inheritance instead of classical inheritance. This can be puzzling to programmers trained in conventional object-oriented languages like C++ and Java. JavaScript's prototypal inheritance has more expressive power than classical inheritance, as we will see presently.

Javascript and Java are two different beasts.

I have been writing JavaScript for 8 years now, and I have never once found need to use an uber function. The super idea is fairly important in the classical pattern, but it appears to be unnecessary in the prototypal and functional patterns. I now see my early attempts to support the classical model in JavaScript as a mistake.

Some things I think you should look into.

  • Testing your code thoroughly with framework like for example mocha is very important.
  • learn npm to publish your own modules and to search for other modules.
  • A database like for example mysql, mongodb or redis and how to use them in node.js. I pesonally really like redis client library for it's insane speed.
  • Git(hub) to put your code into a repository(SCM).

Except from all kind of JavaScript programming experiences (OOP is not required) and depending from your former programming skills it also helpful to have a basic knowledge of:

  • the Posix API (what are file descriptors? what are pipes?)
  • what is HTTP? How does HTTP work?