The Node Core

Server and Clients

• Client requests and server responds

• Web server:

  • Server connected to the internet

  • Client: Browser

    • Standard is HTTP

• Combines PHP, C#, or Ruby

What Does Javascript Need To Manage Server

• Deal with files

• Organize code in reusable pieces

• Ways to deal with database

• Communicate over internet

• Accept request/response

• Async work

Node.js

• Is embedded an an application within v8's C++ engine

• Node.js itself include both C++ and js

• Framework / js library

Hello World

• Visual studio code

  • Debugging option, that walks directly through the C++ app (node itself)

Debugger listening on port 35224
Hello world

  console.log("Hello world")

node app.js
Hello world