What is Node.js?

1.	What is Node.js?
Answer» A server side platform built on Google Chrome’s JAVASCRIPT V8 Engine. Open source, CROSS platform runtime environment for developing server side and NETWORKING APPLICATIONS. Node.js runs on various platforms like Windows, Linux, MacOs. For those coming from Java development background , here is the ANALOGY.

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A server side platform built on Google Chrome’s JAVASCRIPT V8 Engine.
Open source, CROSS platform runtime environment for developing server side and NETWORKING APPLICATIONS. Node.js runs on various platforms like Windows, Linux, MacOs.

For those coming from Java development background , here is the ANALOGY.

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