Node.js

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.

Description

Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient.

Node.js' package ecosystem, npm, is the largest ecosystem of open source libraries in the world.

Dependent libraries

Some libraries are dependent on Node.js.

See:

• melonJS

See also

• Learning Node.js (1)
• JavaScript
• Node.js File System
• Web application
• Web server

External links

General

• Official website
• Node.js guide @ ruk.si

Hello World

• Hello Node! @ howtonode.org
• Node.js - First Application @ tutorialspoint.com
• Hello world example @ expressjs.com
• Node.js for beginners, part 1 - Hello world, and a bit of fun! @ theprojectspot.com
• Node.js for Beginners @ code.tutsplus.com
• Felix's Node.js Beginners Guide @ nodeguide.com

Applications

• Node.js web crawler @ ruk.si