What is NodeJS

Node.js is a platform built on Chrome’s JavaScript runtime for easily building fast and scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.

More on NodeJS

▸Node.js is an open source server framework

▸Node.js is free

▸Node.js runs on various platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, etc.)

▸Node.js uses JavaScript on the server.

▸Node.js uses asynchronous programming!

What Can Node.js Do?

▸Node.js can generate dynamic page content

▸Node.js can create, open, read, write, delete, and close files on the server

▸Node.js can collect form data

▸Node.js can add, delete, modify data in your database

Download Node JS
https://nodejs.org/en/

Download Nodejs tool for visual studio 2015
https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/node-js/