First released in 2009, Node.js is a formidable ecosystem built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. It is a robust, fast, and scalable runtime environment for command-line tools, web applications, and real-time chat applications development. Specifically, Node.js has a set of exceptional features such as an event-driven approach, serverless architecture, asynchronous I/O, etc.
Written in C, C++, Node.js utilizes the storage for better data-intensive tasks execution. Additionally, Node.js’s core accelerates its productivity and better processing speed. Therefore, it is cross-platform and free-to-use, allowing developers to develop faster and more independent web applications.

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