Information about node.js
Node.js Although there were several attempts to use JavaScript in Server-side development, they were not very popular. In 2009, Ryan Dahl created the asynchronous, event-driven Server-Side JavaScript runtime Node.js and brought JavaScript in the uncharted territory of Back-end development . Ryan Dahl has used the popular JavaScript Engine V8 and C++ libraries . Since then, the popularity of both Node.js and JavaScript has skyrocketed. With Node Package Manager NPM and countless numbers of frameworks/libraries, Node.js has surpassed many other established Server-side frameworks. Because of its Asynchronous Event-Driven nature and lightweight, fast runtime, Node.js is especially suited for I/O heavy applications like Web, IoT, Serverless. Today, Node.js is not a framework rather than an entire Eco-system of Server-Side JavaScript development . With many innovations (like NPM, Module Systems), Node.js is one of the primary driving force...