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 Node.js Knockout!!
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+Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, back-end, JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside a web browser. 
+
 Node.js Knockout is a 48 hour hackathon, like [Rails Rumble]. Follow
 [@node_knockout] for updates.