Features of Node.js

• It is asynchronous and event-driven means it can handle multiple requests at the same time without blocking.
• It is uses single-threaded event loop to handle requests asynchronously.
• It is a is cross-platform compatible means it can run on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• It has a package manager called NPM by using it, you can easily install and manage third party modules.
• It has a very large community means there are many resources available to learn and use Node.js.

How to use Nodejs in a Project?

To use Node.js in a project, First you need to install it on your system from a official website of a Node.js. After installing it you can initialize a project by using npm init command and answering some few questions.

Once you have initialized your project, you can create a necessary files and if you want to use any external dependencies(module) then you can install it by using npm install module_name command. You can run the project with by using node index.js command.

Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a browser. It is built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. It is also event-driven means it can handle multiple requests at the same time without blocking. By using Node.js, we can create a web application, real-time applications, APIs, Command-line tools and many more. It allows you to use JavaScript to write command line tools, creation of dynamic web pages, and many more.

Prerequisites

• JavaScript
• Node Package Manger
• HTML / CSS