Node JS - A JavaScript can handle both UI and backend.
We use Node.js to develop a single-page app like chat applications, chat boat, etc as a backend, which is widely using in our organization …
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What is Node.js?
Node.js is an open source, asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime, Node.js is designed to build scalable network applications.
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What is Node.js?
Node.js is an open source, asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime, Node.js is designed to build scalable network applications.
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September 13, 2021
Node JS - A JavaScript can handle both UI and backend.
We use Node.js to develop a single-page app like chat applications, chat boat, etc as a backend, which is widely using in our organization with this we are managing both frontends as well as backend with the help of javascript.it really provides a smooth user experience for users for multiple requests without any delay.
- Node.js using V8 engine that allows run both UI and server side using JavaScript.
- Eliminates waiting time.
- Cross-platform that can execute different platforms like android, web apps, and other IoT devices.
- Uses Non-blocking property so that can be handled multiple requests with quick response.
- Easy to install and maintained.
- Open source.
- There is no proper support. which sometimes leads to delays in production releases.
- Its produces call back hell for large and complex applications.
- Sometimes debugging is a big pain its very slow.
Node.js is used for developing the backend of my current organization's ongoing product. Node.js is not used by the complete organization but only the backend developer team. Our current product needed a multi-tenancy (concurrency) feature which is developed using Node.js only. Also, our product's frontend was written in javascript so to match the language Node.js was used and other problems like fast performance of product, scalability, non-blocking event-driven architecture, etc. were solved.
- Node.js provides a feature called callback and promise. This feature lets the code get executed faster and hence increases the performance of the application.
- Node.js makes the application scalable. The application becomes scalable due to load balancing. We can have multiple jobs for a node to process and it can handle it giving high throughput with no significant burden.
- We needed a feature called multi-tenancy in our product's enterprise which was very effectively provided by Node.js.
- Also, Node.js provides real-time data-intensive applications which were a must for our e-learning product.
- The biggest drawback of Node.js even now is its inability to process CPU-bound tasks. For computation-intensive applications, PHP is preferred over Node.js. Whenever a heavy request comes to the event loop, Node.js would set all the CPU available to process it first, and then answer other requests queued. That results in slow processing and overall delay in the event loop, which is why Node.js is not recommended for heavy computation. Node.js should work upon this feature too.
- Due to its asynchronous nature, Node.js relies heavily on callbacks, the functions that run after each task in the queue is finished. Keeping a number of queued tasks in the background, each with its callback, might result in the so-called callback hell, which directly impacts the quality of code. This should also be improved.
- There are some modules in the npm registry which are not of good quality so these should be worked upon.
May 28, 2021
Node.js can't be beaten for me, it is fast and robust and an absolute pleasure to work with
Node.js is my absolute favorite tech stack to work with, I learnt it at a time when I was burnt out and bored with .NET after having been in the Microsoft world for most of my career. Even with .NET Core around, I still prefer Node.js to anything else. Node is robust and fast, it delivers on everything it promises, it is the back bone of many services at my organization and used across all departments. When you get something like Node.js for free and it is such a pleasure to work with, all you can say is that it's contribution to the organization is priceless.
- Robust
- Fast
- Modern
- Easy to learn
- Allows using JS or TypeScript everywhere
- Supported and maintained actively by the open source community
- Pleasurable to work with
- Reliable
- Simple to learn
- Simple to setup
- Package management can sometimes be a pain
- Keeping up with upgrading packages to address vulnerabilities
May 18, 2021
Node.js, easy, fast, and durable for beginners.
Node.js is used by me and my department for making backend of many web projects. We use it ideally for making backend of projects in which we have to serve data dynamically to webpages. We also use it mostly for designing backend API and for making web applications with backend and frontend in the same directory.
- C and C++ plugins are good for heavy calculations.
- Easy to use and maintain with a little knowledge of Javascript.
- A wide range of json support.
- It provide robust technology to work.
- It reduce performance while dealing with heavy computational task.
- Node.js invites a lot of change in code, due to an unstable api.
- Lack of library support.
September 11, 2020
Node.js very fast and lightweight runtime environment
In our organization Node is used for backend application development. We have several applications that manage communication between end users and Facebook Messenger. We use weebhooks and express.js package to manage this. As alternative we could use Python but Node was better choice for us. Mainly because of its simplicity and many additional packages with ready to use addons. Moreover we have few JS dev on board so it was easier to develop apps.
- It can handle many connections at a time.
- JavaScript is easy to learn for every developer.
- There are so many npm packages that help develop complex applications.
- There are no cons in the approach we use.
February 12, 2019
NodeJS is great for a scalable microservices architecture
We are using Node to implement a microservices architecture that runs every aspect of the product. From a user-facing API, to back-end processing services, to our serverless triggers.
- Light-weight, fast implementations of tasks in a microservices framework.
- Ample modules are available for extended functionality.
- Open-source with large amounts of community support.
- Very scalable for ever-increasing environments.
- Performance bottlenecks need to be profiled and ameliorated.
- The Asynchronous Programming Model has a learning curve which isn't always intuitive to entry-level coders.
- Much more suited to the cloud, as opposed to bare-metal installations.