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JavaScript

Posted by aihaiti abudureheman
aihaiti abudureheman
30 Points

javascript

I want to know more about node.js, what is it exactly?

2 Answers

Erik Nilsen
Erik Nilsen
20,433 Points
Erik Nilsen
Erik Nilsen
20,433 Points

I want to know more about node.js, what is it exactly?

Node.JS built on top of Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript Runtime. It allows you to use JavaScript on the command-line rather than a browsers console.

Some of the advantages of Node JS can be found here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1884724/what-is-node-js

If you still have questions about it, let me know :)

TJ Egan
TJ Egan
14,420 Points
TJ Egan
TJ Egan
14,420 Points

Node.js is an open source, cross-platform runtime environment for server-side and networking applications. Node.js applications are written in JavaScript, and can be run within the Node.js runtime on OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, NonStop and IBM i.

-- https://nodejs.org/