The fourth and fifth modules teach students how to work with files and directories in Node.js apps and how to build a web API with Node.js and the Express.js framework for adding things like ...

PayPal reveals that writing server-side software in node.js rather than Java is allowing it to serve web pages more rapidly and simplifying web development.

After AnyPresence decided on Node.js, we faced the question of which MVC framework to select. The top five we considered included Express.js, Meteor.js, Sail.js, Derby, and SocketStream.

Then Node.js was spawned, turning developers’ heads with its speed. Not only was JavaScript faster on the server than anyone had expected, but it was often faster than Java and other options.