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In this article
- What is Node.js: An introduction
- Approaches for blockchain development with Node.js
- Frequently Asked Questions on building blockchain Node.js solutions
What is Node.js: An introduction
Node.js is a highly popular runtime environment, with famous apps like Twitter, PayPal, and LinkedIn using it. Developed by Ryan Dahl, and first released in 2011, Node.js uses V8, which is Googles‘ open-source JavaScript engine. Node.js offers the following advantages:
- js enables asynchronous event-driven programming, which eliminated blocking processes. This improves scalability.
- It‘s a highly performant runtime environment.
- Developers with JavaScript expertise can easily learn Node.js, and it improves their productivity.
- Data streaming is easier to implement with Node.js.
- Thousands of sharable open-source modules and tools enrich the ecosystem, which also boasts of a vibrant developer community.
- Open-source NoSQL databases like MongoDB use JavaScript, therefore, a javaScript developer can easily implement these.
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