I started getting comfortable with Node as a sort of New Year's Resolution and, I have to say, one of my favorite parts has been the helpfulness and openness of the Node community.

A few months ago, I pinged Isaac on Twitter for advice on where to go next once you had a rudimentary understanding of how Node works. He encouraged me to dig into Node core and also to explore the source for NPM and libuv. I suggested that I was pretty sure that stuff was a bit over my head.

Isaac replied: "The best way to get strong is to lift heavy things."