This post originated from an RSS feed registered with Java Buzz by News Manager. Original Post: 6 things you should know about Node.js Feed Title: JavaWorld Feed URL: http://www.javaworld.com/index.rss Feed Description: JavaWorld.com: Fueling Innovation Latest Java Buzz Posts Latest Java Buzz Posts by News Manager Latest Posts From JavaWorld

JavaScript is eating the world, with new tools and enhancements arriving at a breakneck pace. With Node.js, an open source runtime system invented in 2009 by Ryan Dahl, that reach has extended to the server side.

Node.js has become wildly popular, with coders everywhere using it to create APIs and build a new matrix of interoperability across the Internet. Joyent has been the chief sponsor of Node.js from the beginning. In this week's New Tech Forum, Ben Wen, vice president of product marketing at Joyent, outlines six things you should know about the phenomenon shaking up backend development. -- Paul Venezia

Node.js is a runtime system for creating (mostly) server-side applications. It's best known as a popular means for JavaScript coders to build real-time Web APIs.

To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here