Node.JS brought the power of JavaScript to server. Node and its ecosystem has been the fastest growing platform in recent years. Total number of Node modules has already exceeded 150,000. What is next for Node? Mobile? This presentation covers the subject of running Node on mobile devices. It covers the limitations of running Node on mobile platforms. JXcore is an open source project primarily developed to run Node on mobile devices including iOS and IoTs. Integration of JXcore with Cordova is also discussed.

1. Running Node Applications
on iOS and Android
Ugur Kadakal, PhD
Cofounder and CEO
Nubisa, Inc.

2. What is Node.JS?

3. “Node.js® is a platform built on Chrome's
JavaScript runtime for easily building fast,
scalable network applications. Node.js uses an
event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes
it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-
intensive real-time applications that run across
distributed devices.”
Source: nodejs.org

4. How popular is Node.JS?

5. Job Trends - Absolute
Source: indeed.com

6. Job Trends - Relative
Source: indeed.com

7. Module Counts
Data Source: modulecounts.com/
Maven Central (Java),
106712
npm (node.js), 151767
nuget (.NET), 37165
Packagist (PHP),
60050
Rubygems.org, 102004
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
160000

8. Monthly Module Downloads
Source: npmjs.org

9. Many Enterprises Already Using Node in Production

10. Why is Node.JS so popular?

11. Faster development and deployment

12. Node.js allows front-end developers to handle
both client and server development

13. Flexible skill sets and fast learning curve

14. Node.JS is for server applications

15. What about mobile?

16. JavaScript Platforms for Mobile Development

17. What about Node.JS and Node modules?

18. Node is built on Google V8 engine

19. V8 uses Just-In-Time (JIT) compiling to execute
JavaScript code

20. JIT is not allowed on iOS

21. We forked Node
and created JXcore

22. Our goal was to run Node on mobile devices by
replacing V8 with another JS engine

23. It was not an easy task

24. We not only replaced V8 with SpiderMonkey but also built an
abstraction layer for developers to choose which engine to
use

25. Abstraction layer isolated Node core from JS engines

26. We also developed a Cordova plugin
Visit github.com/jxcore/jxcore-cordova for details

27. You can now develop iOS apps with Cordova and
JXcore
Visit modernweb.com/2015/03/19/develop-an-ios-application-
with-node-js-and-cordova/ for details

28. What’s next for JXcore?

29. Stability

30. Extending JXcore to other JS engines:
JavaScriptCore? Chakra?

31. Extending Node to IoTs
by embedding a lightweight JS engine
like Duktape

32. JXcore is open source (MIT)
We welcome contributions

33. jxcore.com or jxcore.io
github.com/jxcore/jxcore/
contact me at ukadakal@nubisa.com