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Meteor Alternatives Per Feature

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Feature Meteor Solution Alternative Solutions Description
Live DB Sync [livequery][lq] ([mongo-oplog]), [ddp] RethinkDB, Redis, ShareDB, [npm:mongo-oplog], [firebase], etc. Push DB updates to client/server.
Latency Compensation, Optimistic UI [minimongo][mm] [RethinkDB][lcr], [mWater/minimongo] (fork, not ws but http, browserify) Imitate successful db query on client before it is done.
Isomorphic Code [isobuild] & isopacks browserify Write one code for server/client/mobile.
Isomorphic Packaging [isobuild], atmosphere No more separate packages for server & client. Get bower + npm + mobile.
@popravich
popravich / PostgreSQL_index_naming.rst
Last active June 9, 2026 07:55
PostgreSQL index naming convention to remember

The standard names for indexes in PostgreSQL are:

{tablename}_{columnname(s)}_{suffix}

where the suffix is one of the following:

  • pkey for a Primary Key constraint;
  • key for a Unique constraint;
  • excl for an Exclusion constraint;
  • idx for any other kind of index;
@royshouvik
royshouvik / Full Stack JavaScript.md
Last active April 8, 2026 14:27
Learn Full Stack JavaScript Web Development for FREE using resources like YouTube, Udacity and NodeSchool
@yoavniran
yoavniran / ultimate-ut-cheat-sheet.md
Last active March 21, 2026 02:30
The Ultimate Unit Testing Cheat-sheet For Mocha, Chai, Sinon, and Jest
@staltz
staltz / introrx.md
Last active July 19, 2026 16:25
The introduction to Reactive Programming you've been missing
@domenic
domenic / promises.md
Last active May 13, 2026 13:10
You're Missing the Point of Promises

This article has been given a more permanent home on my blog. Also, since it was first written, the development of the Promises/A+ specification has made the original emphasis on Promises/A seem somewhat outdated.

You're Missing the Point of Promises

Promises are a software abstraction that makes working with asynchronous operations much more pleasant. In the most basic definition, your code will move from continuation-passing style:

getTweetsFor("domenic", function (err, results) {
 // the rest of your code goes here.
@gre
gre / easing.js
Last active June 11, 2026 04:06
Simple Easing Functions in Javascript - see https://github.com/gre/bezier-easing
/*
* This work is free. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
* terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License, Version 2,
* as published by Sam Hocevar. See the COPYING file for more details.
*/
/*
* Easing Functions - inspired from http://gizma.com/easing/
* only considering the t value for the range [0, 1] => [0, 1]
*/
EasingFunctions = {