Introduction to NodeJS

A Node.js introduction with references about what it is and what is the right case to use it.

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2. What is Node.js?
3. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine that runs JavaScript without browser
4. Why should I want this?
6. Using an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model, Node.js is lightweight and efficient with very little overhead
12. • Highly scalable web servers for web applications • Web Services (RESTful API) • Real-Time apps as its supports Web Sockets • App with queued inputs • Data streaming apps What is it good for?
13. - CPU intensive computations - Simple CRUD applications What is it bad for?
15. Node.js package ecosystem, npm, is the largest ecosystem of open source libraries in the world
16. Who is using Node.js?
17. Who is using Node.js?
18. Where else can I use Node.js for?
22. JavaScript is on its way to become a really universal language