Post on 16-Jan-2017
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What is NodeJS?
NodeJS is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine that runs JavaScript without
browser
Why should I want this?
Using an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model, NodeJS is lightweight and efficient with very little
overhead
- Highly scalable web servers for web applications
- Web services (RESTful API)- Real-Time apps as its supports Web-Sockets- App with queued inputs- Data streaming apps
What is it good for?
NodeJS' package ecosystem, npm, is the largest ecosystem of open source libraries in the world
Who is using NodeJS?
Where else can I use NodeJS?
JavaScript is on its way to become a really universal language