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Node.js

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Node.js
Original author(s)Ryan Dahl
Developer(s)Various
Initial releaseMay 27, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-27)[1]
Stable release
14.5.0 / June 30, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06-30)[2]
Repository
Written inC, C++, JavaScript
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IBM AIX[3]
TypeRuntime environment
LicenseMIT license[4][5]
Websitenodejs.org Edit this on Wikidata

Node.js is a runtime system used mostly for making server side applications with JavaScript. It runs on the V8 JavaScript engine. It contains a package manager called NPM.[6]

References

  1. "node-v0.x-archive on GitHub". Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. "Node.js 14 ChangeLog". Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via GitHub.
  3. "nodejs/node". GitHub.
  4. "node/LICENSE at master". GitHub. Node.js Foundation. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. "The MIT License". Open Source Initiative. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "npm". www.npmjs.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.