Online payment service PayPal says swapping Java for node.js on its servers is allowing it to serve web pages more rapidly and simplifying the creation of server-side software. PayPal has moved from ...

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime, built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, that’s suitable for implementing both desktop and server apps. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes ...

JavaScript has established itself as a programming language of choice for web applications, thanks in part to a sharp rise in popularity with the launch of native frameworks for building scalable ...