Node.js
Sign in to saveNode.js is a cross-platform, open-source JavaScript runtime environment that can run on Windows, Linux, Unix, macOS, and more. Node.js runs on the V8 JavaScript engine, and executes JavaScript code outside a web browser. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Node.js is one of the most commonly used web technologies.
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Node.js is a free, open-source tool that lets you run JavaScript code on computers and servers instead of just in web browsers, working across different operating systems like Windows, Mac, and Linux. It has become one of the most widely used web technologies because it makes it easier for developers to build fast, scalable applications.
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- Node.js
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- Software.author
- Ryan Dahl
- Software.developer
- OpenJS Foundation
- Software.programming language
- JavaScript, C++, Python, C
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- z/OS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, SmartOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IBM AIX
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- Runtime environment
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- MIT License
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- History
- Branding
- Overview
- Platform architecture
- Industry support
- Releases
- Technical details
- Internals
- Threading
- V8
- Package management
- Event loop
- WebAssembly
- Native bindings
- Project governance
- References
- Further reading
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Node.js is a cross-platform, open-source JavaScript runtime environment that can run on Windows, Linux, Unix, macOS, and more. Node.js runs on the V8 JavaScript engine, and executes JavaScript code outside a web browser. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Node.js is one of the most commonly used web technologies.
Node.js lets developers use JavaScript to write command line tools and server-side scripting. The ability to run JavaScript code on the server is often used to generate dynamic web page content before the page is sent to the user's web browser. Consequently, Node.js represents a "JavaScript everywhere" paradigm, unifying web-application development around a single programming language, as opposed to using different languages for the server- versus client-side programming.