<Useful Node.js Tools, Tutorials And Resources ⁄ >

Created by Ryan Dahl in 2009, Node.js is a relatively new technology which has gained a lot of popularity among Web developers recently. However, not everyone knows what it really is. Node.js is essentially a server-side JavaScript environment that uses an asynchronous event-driven model. What this means is simple: it's an environment which is intended for writing scalable, high performance network applications. It's like Ruby's Event Machine or Python's Twisted, but it takes the event model a bit further-it presents the event loop as a language construct instead of as a library.

And that's not all: what's really great about Node.js is the thousands of modules available for any purpose, as well as the vibrant community behind this young project. In this round-up, you will find the most useful resources for Node.js, from handy tools to detailed tutorials, not to mention in-depth articles and resources on this promising technology. Do you use Node.js already? Let us know in the comments to this post!



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