Summary

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In this module, you learned that Node.js is a runtime that can run JavaScript applications and code outside of a browser. You also learned how Node.js works and why Node.js is a good choice for building and running JavaScript applications. This can range from building application servers to running real-time applications with embedded devices.

Additional resources

Shows

• Beginner's Series to: Node.js

Node.js on Azure

• Azure for JavaScript and Node.js developers

Node.js release types:

• Release types such as LTS, Current, and Nightly

The V8 JavaScript engine:

• V8 JavaScript engine
• V8 documentation

The Dev Container on CodeSpaces:

• Dev Containers
• CodeSpaces

Built with Node.js

The following applications are built with Node.js:

• CLI tools such as Azure Functions CLI
• Back-end servers and API services such as Express.js and NestJS
• Desktop apps such as Slack (using Electron)
• IoT libraries such as Johnny-Five and Puck-js
• Plug-ins for SketchApp and Adobe XD
• Code editors such as Visual Studio Code and Atom
• Native mobile development with NativeScript

Compilation optimization techniques include:

• JIT
• Concurrent speculative optimization

Companies using Node.js in production include:

• Netflix
• Trello
• Walmart
• Uber
• eBay

Sample code

• GitHub repository