Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform Javascript framework, designed to build scalable network applications and is one of our favourites when it comes to focussing on building complex back-end architecture. It uses a lightweight event-driven, non-blocking I/O model - ideal for speedy code execution without buffering. It's sleek features offer several benefits that make it the perfect platform to create data-intensive, real-time applications to be used across multiple devices.
It has been postulated that NodeJS could overtake Java for good, as more enterprise companies such as NASA and Twitter reveal its success with the platform, its increasing ubiquity has become hard to dispute.
Why Nodejs?
Cross-platform - A Nodejs is fuelled by Javascript, it can be easily integrated into current/multiple operating systems.
Scalability - Can be rendered in Javascript from both client and server side.
Speed - Code executes faster than any other language, builds real-time applications at lightening speed.