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