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Installing Node.Js to Get Started

To get the latest Node.js binary you can visit the official Node.js website: https://nodejs.org/en/download/.With this approach it is quite easy to...

Node.Js Tutorial: Hello World

To get started with Node.js, let's try it in the terminal! Start Node.js by simply typing node:Okay, let's try printing something:Once you hit Ente...

Modularization of Your Node.Js Application

Now you have your index.js file, so it is time to level up your game! Let's create something more complex by splitting our source code into multipl...

Continue With Our Next Node.Js Tutorial

This is the first article of our Node Hero tutorial series that brings you one step closer to learning Node.js. In our next chapter called Using NP...

What is Node.js?

Node.js enables developers to use Javascript on the front- and backend as well. Every dev can understand what’s happening on the entire stack, and make changes if necessary.

How many releases does Node.js have?

Node.js has a release plan since the Node.js foundation was formed. It’s quite similar to the other projects of the Linux Foundation. This means that there are two releases: the stable release and the experimental one. In Node.js the stable versions with long-term support (LTS) are the ones starting with even numbers (4, 6, 8 …) and the experimental version are the odd numbers (5, 7 …). We recommend you to use the LTS version in production and try out new things with the experimental one.

How to check if you succeeded in npm?

To check if you’d succeeded, save these files, open up terminal and enter npm start or node index.js. If you did everything right, you will get back the answer: 19. If something went wrong, review the console log carefully and find the issue based on that.

What is an alternative for NVM?

If you are on Windows, there is an alternative for nvm: nvm-windows.

What is Node.js libuv?

Node.js utilizes libuv, a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O.

Is there a sequel to Node Hero?

Update : as a sequel to Node Hero, we have started a new series called Node.js at Scale. Check it out if you are interested in more in-depth articles!

Is Node.js single thread?

From a developer’s point of view Node.js is single-threaded – but under the hood libuv handles threading, file system events, implements the event loop, features thread pooling and so on. In most cases you won’t interact with it directly.