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== Node.js ==

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'''Node.js''' is a software system designed for writing scalable Internet applications, notably web servers. Programs are written in JavaScript, using event-driven, asynchronous I/O to minimize overhead and maximize scalability. Node.js consists of Google's V8 JavaScript engine, libUV, and several built-in libraries. For more information, try checking out the wikipedia page about Node.js [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodejs]
'''Node.js''' is a software system designed for writing scalable Internet applications, notably web servers. Programs are written in JavaScript, using event-driven, asynchronous I/O to minimize overhead and maximize scalability. Node.js consists of Google's V8 JavaScript engine, libUV, and several built-in libraries. For more information, try checking out the wikipedia page about Node.js [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodejs]
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===[[Installing Node.js]]===
==[[Installing Node.js]]==
===Mac===
1. Go to [http://nodejs.org/ The Node.js webpage] <br>
2. Click Download<br>
3. Select the package appropriate for your system<br>
4. Open the .pkg you just downloaded<br>
5. install node.js <br>
6. '''Thats it! You win!'''

===Windows===
1. Go to [http://nodejs.org/ The Node.js webpage] <br>
2. Click Download<br>
3. Select the package appropriate for your system<br>

Revision as of 13:35, 2 July 2012


Node.js is a software system designed for writing scalable Internet applications, notably web servers. Programs are written in JavaScript, using event-driven, asynchronous I/O to minimize overhead and maximize scalability. Node.js consists of Google's V8 JavaScript engine, libUV, and several built-in libraries. For more information, try checking out the wikipedia page about Node.js [1]

Installing Node.js

Mac

1. Go to The Node.js webpage
2. Click Download
3. Select the package appropriate for your system
4. Open the .pkg you just downloaded
5. install node.js
6. Thats it! You win!

Windows

1. Go to The Node.js webpage
2. Click Download
3. Select the package appropriate for your system