First released in 2009, Node.js has been widely adopted in the industry by major corporations and smaller companies alike. There are literally thousands of packages available for use in Node.js, creating a rich ecosystem of users and a community of developers. As with any open source project, community support is crucial to the adoption and longevity of the technology.
From a technical standpoint, Node.js is a runtime environment in a single-threaded event loop. What this means in practice is that it can handle thousands upon thousands of concurrent connections without the overhead of switching between contexts. For those who are more familiar with other architectural patterns, a single thread might seem counterintuitive, and it used to be held up as an example of Node.js's perceived breakpoint. However, it can be argued that the stability and reliability of a Node.js system has shown this paradigm to be sustainable. There are ways to augment a server's capacity...
