app.js

var meryl = require('meryl'),
  connect = require('connect'),
  merylex = require('meryl-extras'),
  eco = require('eco'),
  http = require('http');

var generictemplate = merylex('generictemplate');

http.createServer(
  meryl
  
  .plug(connect.logger())
  
  .plug(connect.staticProvider())
  
  .plug(generictemplate({templateExt: 'eco', renderFunc: eco.render}))
  
  .handle('GET /({page}.html)?', function(req, resp) {
    resp.render('home', {people: ['beaker', 'animal', 'kermit'],
                        page: req.params.page});
  })
  
  .cgi()
  
).listen(3000);

Note that the usage of Connect framework, method chaining, verbose method names, optional path variable sample and generic template from meryl-extras.