Reading Notes
APIs, Node, Express
- Most definitions of node agree that it is a JavaScript runtime.
- It’s built on Google Chrome’s V8 engine.
- check to see if node is installed by going to the terminal and typing node -v
- npm is the JavaScript package manager.
- Node is used for installing and running various build tools, using JavaScript.
- Node is event-driven, which means it reacts to events.
- Node is great for building apps that require real-time interaction or collaboration.