IEEE Internet Computing · 2010 · 514 citations · 0 references
ComputingComputer ScienceComputer SystemsComputer NetworksDistributed SystemsSystems ProgrammingClient-server ArchitectureClient-side ScriptingDistributed ComputingEvent-driven ArchitectureNetwork ProgrammingAsynchronous I/oAsynchronous ProgrammingEvent-driven ComputingEvent-driven I/oEvent-driven ProgrammingJavascriptJavascript Event HandlingJavascript Frameworks
One of the more interesting developments recently gaining popularity in the server-side JavaScript space is Node.js. It's a framework for developing high-performance, concurrent programs that don't rely on the mainstream multithreading approach but use asynchronous I/O with an event-driven programming model.