Web technologies are developing rapidly with each passing day and we come across brand new concepts and techniques. One of the technologies that has the biggest role in web development is undoubtedly JavaScript.
Node.js is a Javascript Runtime platform developed by Joyent in 2009, where we can write server-side applications with JavaScript.
For more information about Node.js, you can visit nodejs.org. Node js runs on a javascript engine called V8. V8 is an open source engine developed by Google, coded with C, C++ and javascript languages, on which Chrome web browsers also work.
How Node.js Works ?
Node.js contains everything needed to run a program written in JavaScript. If you have coded with the Java programming language before, here is a visually easier explanation.
Node.js; It arose out of wanting to use a JavaScript code as an application that will run independently not only in browsers but also on your computer.
Thus, JavaScript has ceased to be a technology used only for web applications, and has reached the same capacities as programming languages such as Python and Java. Because the V8 engine converts JavaScript code to machine code, applications can achieve very fast performances.
Technology Companies Known to Use Node.js
- Apple
- IBM
- Paypal
- Netfilix
