Node.js has been making its name as one of the top technologies being used by both startups and giant enterprises.
An open source platform built on Chrome’s Javascript runtime, Node.js can deliver fast and scalable server-side and networking applications and plenty other of benefits.
What is Node.js?
Node.js is Javascript runtime environment that executes Javascript programs through the server side. Node.js enables event-driven programming using a faster than ever Javascript interpreter extension that runs in the Chrome browser.
Node.js uses non-blocking, event-driven I/O components to deliver fast and lightweight real-time applications that run across many devices.
Node.js makes the lives of developers simpler by allowing the building of fast, scalable network applications that are capable of handling many connections with high activity. This is one of the top reasons why Node.js has caught the attention of the development world.
The Benefits
Node.js has been revolutionary for being able to handle heavy load web applications without any sacrifice in performance and scalability. It optimizes the development process. The following are the other benefits of Node.js.
Faster Development
The V8 engine developed by Google turns Javascript into native machine code. This results in faster development. Instead of forming separate threads, Node.js just uses a single thread. Things such as reading or writing to the database, network connections or file systems can run faster than ever.
Faster Streaming
Data streams such as HTTP requests and responses run as a single event. This results in faster processing time. Real-time streaming and audio recording can greatly benefit from this Node.js aspect.
Present in Browser and Server
Node.js can run Javascript through the browser and server side in a similar manner. It is flexible in usage. Shifting from browser to service can easily be done by code migration.
Real-Time
With Node.js, you can build multi-user real-time web applications. These include game and chat apps, which can be built at the same speed it would take you to create a WordPress blog. The synchronization process is fast and effective. This is due to event-driven programming that delivers Javascript end product to both the client-side and the server-side.
Solution for all Database Queries
New NoSQL databases like MongoDB and CouchBD utilize the Javascript framework. This eliminates the need for developers to modulate syntax differences while combining other databases with NoSQL databases. Other platforms like Ruby on Rails doesn’t have this type of compatibility. Instead, it needs the same format used from other database.