Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. It allows programmers to create fast, scaleable, back-end JavaScript applications. The asynchronous and event-driven nature of Node.js makes it well suited for creating applications that can handle many connections at once, a common task for web servers and other back-end applications.
By leveraging JavaScript on both the frontend and the backend, development can be more consistent and full-stack web applications can be designed within the same development environment.
For more information on Node.js please refer to the following resources:
- How To Install Node.js on Ubuntu 20.04
- How To Write and Run Your First Program in Node.js
- Our
node-jstag page with links to Node.js tutorials, tech talks, Q&A, and more
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