Node.js is a JavaScript runtime build on a JavaScript engine. It is an open source framework used for server-side management. Node.js is lightweight and efficient and runs on various platforms, such as Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Node.js was created by Ryan Dahl in 2009. JavaScript used to be used mostly for client-side scripting, but Node.js enables JavaScript to be used on the server side as well. The invention of Node.js introduced the use of a single programming language in web applications. Node.js brings with it a lot of benefits, some of which are as follows:
- Event-driven programming: It means changing the state of an object from one to another. Node.js uses event-driven programming, which means it uses a user's interactive actions, such as mouse clicks, and key presses, to change the state of objects.
- Non-blocking I/O: The non-blocking I/O...
