What is Node.js ?

Node.js is a javascript runtime environment built on top of Chrome's v8 engine. It allows us to develop application using javascript outside of a web browser. Some other jsvascript runtime environments are deno (opens in a new tab), bun (opens in a new tab), nappajs (opens in a new tab) etc.

Node.js is an asynchronous event-driven javascript runtime.

Node.js is versatile and well-suited for a variety of applications due to its asynchronous, event-driven architecture. Here are some practical use cases of Node.js:

  • Web servers
  • APIs
  • Real-Time applications
  • Microservices
  • CLIs etc.
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