JavaScript on the Server: To Be or Not To Be?
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Overview of using JavaScript on the server: examines Node.js and related server-side tools, discusses arguments for and against running JavaScript outside the browser, and looks at practical considerations and trade-offs when choosing JavaScript for backend development.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:25Why Node.js?
- 3:37Client-server evolution
- 5:45Node.js event loop
- 7:12Async in Node.js
- 9:22TypeScript growth
- 10:47Enterprise frameworks
- 13:37Node.js secondary role
- 15:23Node.js vs Go
- 17:11Express.js limits
- 19:43WebSocket libraries
- 22:14JSON parsing issues
- 24:01React Native analogies
- 25:04Node.js microservices
- 26:48Node.js serverless
- 27:30npm debugging
- 28:57Node.js weaknesses
- 30:01Choosing Node.js
- 31:48Node.js vs Deno
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