Node.js

Node.js: An Execution Environment For Javascript

Node.js is a Javascript interpreter that works on the server side and completely changes how it should work. Node.js framework uses a non-blocking and event-oriented operations model, which makes it lightweight and efficient.

Node.js developers are free to worry about the process crashing as it doesn't exist. Almost no functions in Node.js do I / O directly, so the process never hangs. Therefore, it is very conducive to develop scalable systems in Node.js.

What can you do with Node.js?

The Node.js package ecosystem, npm, is the largest ecosystem of open source libraries in the world. It is based on the Google Javascript V8 engine, designed to run in a browser and swiftly execute the Javascript code.

Node.js framework is similar in design and influenced by systems like Ruby's Event Machine and Python's Twisted. But Node.js takes the event model a bit further. It includes an event loop as an execution runtime instead of a library.

Main features of Node.js

• HTTP is a featured feature in Node.js system, designed with low latency and streaming operations in mind. This makes Node.js very suitable for the base of a library or a web framework.
• Used by companies such as NASA, LinkedIn, eBay, Netflix, PayPal, among others.
• It is compatible with multiple platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, among others.
• Those who have knowledge of JavaScript can quickly learn to handle NodeJs.
• Allows rapid application development.