Meteor is a full-stack JavaScript platform that allows for sharing code between client and server. It uses Distributed Data Protocol (DDP) over WebSockets to manage bidirectional data synchronization and remote procedure calls. The Meteor stack includes templates, helpers, events, collections, publications and subscriptions, methods, routing, latency compensation, and more out-of-the-box functionality for building real-time web applications.

3. Meteor stack

4. Shared code base

5. Works out of the box

6. Works out of the box

7. IOS App

8. Distributed Data Protocol
• REST for websocket
• Based on JSON.
• Technically, DDP can be implemented on top
of any duplex transport.
• Meteor’s current implementation is based on
WebSockets and SockJS

9. DDP: Remote Procedure Calls

10. DDP: Manages data

11. Folder structure

12. Templates

13. Helpers

14. Events

15. Collections

16. Collections

17. Publications and subscriptions

18. Methods

19. Routing

20. Routing

21. Routing

22. So much more…
• Latency Compensation.
– On the client, Meteor prefetches data and simulates
models to make it look like server method calls return
instantly.
• Meteor is open source and integrates with
existing open source tools and frameworks.
• Services
– like an official package server and a build farm.
• Command line tools
• Hot deploys

23. Where Meteor Falls Too Short
• View framework
• Already have a backend