In this article, we’ll step through installing Node.js and the NPM package manager, spinning up a simple web server, and using the Node.js cluster module to take advantage of multiple CPU cores.

BLE support in NodeJS is enabled by the ‘NobleJS’ package by Sandeep Mistry. You can learn a lot by studing other programs that already use the package.

Introducing Node.js, then, is relatively easy. Everyone in a given web shop knows the basics and just has to learn about the event loop, callbacks and to how to use async flow control.

Node.js applications are written using JavaScript and can be executed on a wide variety of platforms that include: OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, NonStop and IBM i.

According to Statista, as of 2024, Node.js overtook React.js to become the most widely used web framework. Over 40% of developers reported using Node.js, compared to 39.5% who opted for React.js.

Node.js is wildly popular, but it's not that easy to learn. Now, the Linux Foundation wants to help you pick it up with a new free online class.