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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Node. js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. Node. js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient.
Awesome breakdown of Node.js! It’s always helpful to revisit the basics, especially for those who are just getting started. Node.js indeed finds its place among the best for its event-driven, non-blocking architecture that is simply a must for very concurrency applications.
From my viewpoint, firms like Eleks, ValueCoders, and DockYard are the ones who have gained the most from Node.js in terms of building powerful and scalable web applications. It is a fantastic selection for those kinds of projects where real-time data processing is required, however, as the tutorial indicates, there are still cases where you would have to think about going for other alternatives.
Great resource, thanks for sharing this! Looking forward to more tutorials like this.
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