Understanding Node

- [Instructor] Node is an opensource, cross-platform, … runtime environment for server-side … and networking applications. … Is it built on top of Chrome's JavaScript runtime, … the V8 engine, and so applications for Node … are written in JavaScript. … This is why many developers like Node … because it's lightweight and you can write your frontend … and backend in the same language … and share libraries, reduce code write times … and tech stack adoption efforts. … Throughout the course, … we'll be using many features of Node.js. … If you would like more information on these features, … I suggest you go over to the website, … select the Docs tab … and then select the version you are current using, … and here you can find help on any topic … you might need more information on. … …