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Building Web Applications with the Node.js Web Module

What is a Web Server? A Web Server is a software application which handles HTTP requests sent by...
Delving into Node.js Global Objects

Node.js global objects are global in nature and they are available in all modules. We do not need...
Developing RESTful APIs with Node.js

What is REST architecture? REST stands for REpresentational State Transfer. REST is web...
Managing Packages with Node.js NPM

Node Package Manager (NPM) provides two main functionalities − Online repositories for...
Building Your First Node.js Application

Before creating an actual "Hello, World!" application using Node.js, let us see the components of...
Demystifying the Node.js Event Loop

Node.js is a single-threaded application, but it can support concurrency via the concept of event...
Exploring Node.js Built-in Modules
Exploring Node.js Built-in Modules

Node.js provides a rich library of various Modules. In this documentation you can learn about...
Exploring the Node.js File System Module

Node implements File I/O using simple wrappers around standard POSIX functions. The Node File...
Exploring the Node.js REPL Terminal

REPL stands for Read Eval Print Loop and it represents a computer environment like a Windows...
Getting Started with the Node.js Express Framework

Express Overview Express is a minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that...
Harnessing the Power of Node.js Event Emitters

Many objects in a Node emit events, for example, a net.Server emits an event each time a peer...
Leveraging Node.js Utility Modules

There are several utility modules available in Node.js module library. These modules are very...
Mastering Buffers in Node.js

Pure JavaScript is Unicode friendly, but it is not so for binary data. While dealing with TCP...
Navigating Node.js Streams

What are Streams? Streams are objects that let you read data from a source or write data to a...
Node.js - Built-in Modules
Node.js - Callbacks Concept
Packaging and Deployment in Node.js

JXcore, which is an open source project, introduces a unique feature for packaging and encryption...
Scaling Node.js Applications for Growth

Node.js runs in a single-thread mode, but it uses an event-driven paradigm to handle concurrency....
Setting Up the Node.js Environment

Local Environment Setup If you are still willing to set up your environment for Node.js, you...
Understanding Callbacks in Node.js

What is Callback? Callback is an asynchronous equivalent for a function. A callback function is...