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+# Creating a nodejs native .Net extension
+This short writeup will guide you through creating a simple node.js addon
+
+## Before we begin
+1. Read [this](http://coderesearchlabs.com/articles/BNWCA.pdf) short description on how to build a simple nodejs addon on windows.
+2. Download node.js [sources](http://nodejs.org/#download).
+3. Make sure you have [Python 2.x](http://www.python.org/download/) installed (not 3.x).
+4. Build node sources by running `vcbuild.bat'.
+5. Verify that node.lib is located under the Debug/ directory.
+
+## Creating a .Net node addon
+1. Fire up VS2010 and create a new C++ Empty CLR project.
+![new project](https://github.com/saary/node.net/raw/master/images/CreateClrVCProject.png) 
+2. Open the project properties (Click Alt+Enter while the project file is selected) 
+3. Set the project type and extension project type should be *dll* and the extension should be *.node*
+![new project](https://github.com/saary/node.net/raw/master/images/SetProjectType.png) 
+4. Set the include directories as follows (replace paths with the local nodejs source path).
+![new project](https://github.com/saary/node.net/raw/master/images/SetIncludes.png) 
+5. Set the libraries directories as follows (replace paths with the local nodejs source path).
+![new project](https://github.com/saary/node.net/raw/master/images/SetLibrariesDirs.png) 
+6. Add a new CPP file and call it SOME_PREFIX_Addon.cpp.
+This file will hold the actual addon definitions and dll entry point.
+7. Open the property pages of the **new CPP file** you created.
+8. Change the "Common Language Runtime Support" option to **No Common Language RunTime Support**                           
+![new project](https://github.com/saary/node.net/raw/master/images/AddonProperties.png) 
+
+## What's next?
+* use the project provided here as an initial implementation.
+* take a look at the following [html presentation](http://kkaefer.github.com/node-cpp-modules/#api-how-hard-to-misuse).
+the ppt explains the different steps necessary to register a class with V8.
+* start rocking!