Node JS

    It is a server side JS 

    using this we can write web programming API in JS language. we don't need to learn new language for this purpose alone. 

    Earlier there were Java, C#, etc..,

    So with help of Node JS, even a front end Devs can write the backend code for their applications. (JavaScript everywhere ;) )

    It is used by many big corporates in the world like IBM, Microsoft, LinkedIn, GoDaddy etc..,

    So what is the main features of Node JS other than the above.

Features of Node JS

    Cross Platform

    Easily Scalable

    syntax are simpler than Java

    can write code faster and easier

    It has vast set of libraries - npm, more than 1.3 million currently

Dive into Node JS architecture

    Opensource

    it runs on top of Google Chrome's V8 engine

    Earlier JavaScript was used to run only inside the web browsers, in 2009 by Ryan Dahl

    It has an event driven architecture,