- Sep 29, 2018
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What is Node.js?
Node.js is an open source server environment which uses asynchronous programming to create networking and server-side applications by running JavaScript applications on the server.
- Node.js is an open source server environment
- Node.js is free
- Node.js runs on various platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, etc.)
- Node.js uses JavaScript on the server side
What Can Node.js Do?
- Node.js can collect form data
- Node.js can generate dynamic page content
- Node.js can create, open, read, write, delete, and close files on the server
- Node.js can add, delete, modify data in your database
What is a Node.js File?
- Node.js files contain tasks that will be executed on certain events
- A typical event is someone trying to access a port on the server
- Node.js files must be initiated on the server before having any effect
- Node.js files have extension “.js”
