Preface
Node.js is now over a decade old and has matured as a technology. Today, it is a common technology of choice for building applications of all sizes. Many large enterprises use Node.js in production, including the likes of Netflix, PayPal, IBM, and even NASA. Due to the widespread usage and dependence on Node.js, Node.js was moved under the OpenJS Foundation (formerly the Node.js Foundation). The OpenJS Foundation provides a neutral home for JavaScript projects, with a strong focus on open governance.
Created in 2009, Node.js wrapped Google Chrome's JavaScript Engine, V8, to enable JavaScript to be run outside the browser. Node.js brought JavaScript to the server and was built following a single-threaded event loop architecture, which ...
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