Node.js

Question 1

What is Node.js?

Answer 1

Node.js is a program that allows JavaScript to be run outside of a web browser.

Question 2

What can Node.js be used for?

Answer 2

It is commonly used to build back ends for Web applications, command-line programs, or any kind of automation that developers wish to perform.

Question 3

What is a REPL?

Answer 3

REPL also known as Read Evaluate Print Loop is a programming language environment (basically a console window) that takes single expression as user input and returns the result back to the console after execution.

Question 4

When was Node.js created?

Answer 4

2009 by Ryan Dahl

Question 5

What back end languages have you heard of?

Answer 5

Ruby, PHP, Java, .Net, Python