From a8f6d79231c9d543d49123177f90931034adc9b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Jackson Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:01:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update project description --- README.md | 11 ++++++----- doc/01_introduction.js | 27 ++++++++++++++------------- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a03a644..0a9e730 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ -Strata is a streaming HTTP framework for node.js that is patterned after -time-honored and battle tested web application design principles pioneered in -the Python and Ruby communities (see WSGI and Rack). Using Strata, developers -can build highly performant web servers in a powerful, modular style that is -easy to maintain and takes full advantage of the streaming capabilities and +Strata is a streaming HTTP server for node.js that is patterned after +time-honored web server design principles pioneered in the Python and Ruby +communities, namely [WSGI](http://www.wsgi.org/) and +[Rack](http://rack.rubyforge.org/). Using Strata, developers can build highly +performant web servers in a powerful, modular style that is easy to maintain and +takes full advantage of the streaming capabilities and excellent I/O handling of node.js. The core Strata distribution consists of four things: diff --git a/doc/01_introduction.js b/doc/01_introduction.js index 512f3ec..735a51c 100644 --- a/doc/01_introduction.js +++ b/doc/01_introduction.js @@ -3,19 +3,20 @@ Welcome to Strata! -[Strata](http://stratajs.org) is a streaming HTTP framework for [node.js](http://nodejs.org) -that is patterned after time-honored and battle tested web application design -principles pioneered in the [Python](http://python.org/) and [Ruby](http://ruby-lang.org) -communities (see [WSGI](http://wsgi.org/wsgi/) and [Rack](http://rack.rubyforge.org/)). -Using Strata, developers can build highly performant web servers in a -powerful, modular style that is easy to maintain and takes full advantage of -the streaming capabilities and excellent I/O handling of node.js. - -The goal of this manual is to introduce you to the Strata web framework in a -way that will help you get started quickly by providing clear, concise -explanations and example code. At the same time, the manual provides detailed -descriptions of various components of the framework so that you're not left -wondering how things actually work behind the scenes. +[Strata](http://stratajs.org) is a streaming HTTP server for +[node.js](http://nodejs.org) that is patterned after time-honored web server +design principles pioneered in the [Python](http://python.org/) and +[Ruby](http://ruby-lang.org) communities, namely [WSGI](http://wsgi.org/wsgi/) +and [Rack](http://rack.rubyforge.org/). Using Strata, developers can build +highly performant web servers in a powerful, modular style that is easy to +maintain and takes full advantage of the streaming capabilities and excellent +I/O handling of node.js. + +The goal of this manual is to introduce you to the Strata web server in a way +that will help you get started quickly by providing clear, concise explanations +and example code. At the same time, the manual provides detailed descriptions of +various components of the framework so that you're not left wondering how things +actually work behind the scenes. The manual is designed to be read linearly. Earlier chapters cover the basic principles you should understand before proceeding to later chapters, so you