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Node.js is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that enables developers to build scalable network applications. By utilizing an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model, Node.js ensures lightweight and efficient performance, making it ideal for data-intensive real-time applications that operate across distributed devices. Key Features and Functionality: - Event-Driven Architecture: Node.js operates on an event-driven model, allowing it to handle multiple connections simultaneously without the overhead of managing multiple threads. - Non-Blocking I/O: Its non-blocking I/O system ensures that operations like reading from the network or accessing databases do not block the execution thread, enhancing performance and responsiveness. - Single Programming Language: Developers can use JavaScript for both client-side and server-side scripting, streamlining the development process and reducing the need to learn multiple languages. - Rich Standard Library: Node.js offers a comprehensive standard library that includes modules for HTTP, file systems, streams, and more, facilitating rapid development of various applications. - Cross-Platform Compatibility: It runs on multiple operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux, providing flexibility in deployment. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: Node.js addresses the need for efficient, scalable, and high-performance network applications. Its non-blocking, event-driven architecture allows developers to build applications capable of handling numerous concurrent connections with minimal resource consumption. By enabling the use of JavaScript across the entire development stack, Node.js simplifies the development process, reduces context switching, and accelerates time-to-market for applications. This makes it particularly well-suited for real-time applications, such as chat applications, online gaming, and collaborative tools, where responsiveness and scalability are critical.

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Verified User in Program Development

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/5/2021

"The light way for building fast and scalable network applications"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

It's an easy way to build applications in a light environment. It's a complete tool for the developer. You can launch both the frontend and backend of web apps using JavaScript. It's flexible, light, Nodejs is supported in all primary services (i.e., AWS, GoogleCloud, Azure), and all web server provides. Nodejs also offer a package manager (NPM), so you can gain productivity when building in a group; you can develop and deploy your application "on the fly." Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

Nodejs is single-threaded, and if you have a core CPU, it will only run on one core only. Nodejs is non-blocking which means that all functions are delegated to the event loop, and different threads execute them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Node.js:

Powerful JavaScript runtime that can provide you the possibility to develop all kinds of applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Node.js solving and how is that benefiting you?

I develop applications running under Nodejs, and the package manager helps me set up everything. Since I work in a team, all developers are very familiar with Nodejs, and even for the Juniors level, we can easily teach how it works with minimal effort. Even to set up the environment, it's easy with a single command line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Priyanka M.

Medical Writer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/12/2021

"Node JS : Backend with javascript"

4/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

Node js is a powerful javascript based framework that is used at the backend of a application. One can make the whole project with Nodejs by using famous templating engines like ejs pug etc. Its simple to learn for those who knows javascript and is brilliantly competing with famous languages like python. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

Its my favourite language to play and develop with and i face no issue with it. Its has a very broad community managing it enabling it as a tough competitor with other languages. I highly recommend the use of in the projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dheeraj Kumar B.

Programmer Analyst Trainee

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/5/2021

"Life is Node"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

All the features like files, sockets, creating rest API's, serving, deploying, run time, I/O Operations, Async/Await, event loop, etc. are very easy to learn and faster to apply. Literally, we can create a backend service from scratch and deploy it within few hours. Nodejs is javascript run time that allows solving many real-time problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

It can be improved more. Security is one of the main concerns. Concurrent requests handling should also be scalable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Node.js:

Once you try Nodejs, you can't even want to use java, C# because it is easy to set up and start coding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Node.js solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am writing backend logic, creating REST Api's, making database calls, providing required data to clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/20/2022

"nodejs for developer"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

It uses javascript, which is so easy to learn.

npm is already inclued Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

Takes much time in complex database quries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/14/2021

"Powerful, open source and completely free platform for full stack development."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

It is hard to resist the simplicity Node js offers. I like various things about node js, like easy to learn and quick to adapt, helps in building cross-platform applications, and high performance for real-time applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

Although I like most of the things about node js, still few things that I do not like are the asynchronous programming model and lack of library support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Node.js:

I will surely recommend this to whoever wants to build modern applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Node.js solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sluggish and unresponsive applications can cause problems. Node js, however, has been a knight in shining armor, saving web and mobile apps with its powerful and flexible personality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/13/2021

"I recommend Node.js as a good career option"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

Node.js is free and cross platform and scaling applications is easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

There are not many supporting libraries and api's are not stable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Node.js:

Since Node.js uses Javascript. If you are a web developer than you can easily become a full stack developer by learning Node.js. Node.js is currently used in many places and I recommend Node.js. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Node.js solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are actually creating a hybrid application using ionic 5, capacitor, cordova and angular. We are using Node.js for building our app. By using Node.js we don't have to worry about adding or removing dependencies and updating package.json. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/15/2021

"Node.js is powerful"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

It's easy to use and work with it. I think it has excellent support for creating multiple ranges of applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

When you install a package, you get a lot of dependencies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Program Development

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/14/2021

"The most advanced language in 2021"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

Async / Await, Promises, Typescript, WebAssembly, Python modules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

Not a strict typed language by default. There are flow and typescript, but there should be types by default. Memory leaks, Too many abandoned or not safe to use packages on npm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Node.js:

If you are not yet using nodejs to create APIs, then you should do it right now. You can start with traditional model view controller method, and then later switch to microservices because in 2021 almost every API that has high load uses microservices to scale better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Node.js solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our team was replaced all our backend APIs with NodeJS, because NodeJS is fast. Not just in response times, but in DB queries, and literally in almost everything. We also like to use Python modules in our node js code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.