According the nodejs.org, "nodejs is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript Runtime". In other words the code you write for the server will execute in a very similar manner in the browser. You can easily carry the JavaScript techniques you have learned elsewhere. It is fast, event-driven and lightweight but the biggest advantage of using the node.js is the asynchronous programming.
Introduction
In this article we will know about Node JS (platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.)
Objective
The objective of this article series is to learn about Nodejs
Installation
- Step 1: Open http://nodejs.org/download/ and select the suitable version
- Step 2: click on next and Ensure that you select both, the Node.js runtime the "Add to path" option here and install it.
- Step 3: Now let’s check our node install, search for
the node.js command prompt in your programs and run it.
Type "node -v" and press Enter and you will see that
node is installed and its correct version.
Conclusion
In this article we have learned about NodeJS
Reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Node.js
http://nodejs.org/download/