Chapter 1. Welcome to Node.js
This chapter covers
- What is Node.js?
- Defining Node applications
- The advantages of using Node
- Asynchronous and nonblocking I/O
Node.js is an asynchronous, event-driven JavaScript runtime that offers a powerful but concise standard library. It’s managed and supported by the Node.js Foundation, an industry consortium with an open governance model. Two actively supported versions of Node are available: Long-Term Support (LTS) and Current. If you want to learn more about how Node is managed, the official website has plenty of documentation (https://nodejs.org/).
Since Node.js appeared in 2009, JavaScript has gone from a barely tolerated browser-centric language to one of the most important languages for all kinds ...
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