Description
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, back-end JavaScript runtime environment that runs on the V8 engine and executes JavaScript code outside a web browser.
Key Features
- Asynchronous event-driven architecture
- Non-blocking I/O
- V8 JavaScript engine
- NPM ecosystem
- Cross-platform
Use Cases
- Web servers
- API backends
- Real-time applications
- Microservices
- Command-line tools
Pricing Model
Free and open source
Integrations
Express.js, React, MongoDB, Docker, AWS Lambda
Target Audience
JavaScript developers, Full-stack developers, Backend engineers, DevOps engineers, Startup teams
Launch Date
2009
Available On
Linux, Windows, macOS
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