Node.js

Node.js
Original author(s)Ryan Dahl
Developer(s)Various
Initial releaseMay 27, 2009 (2009-05-27)[1]
Stable release
24.8.0[2]  / September 10, 2025 (September 10, 2025)
Repository
Written inC, C++, JavaScript
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IBM AIX[3]
TypeRuntime environment
LicenseMIT license[4]
Websitenodejs.org 

Node.js is a runtime system used mostly for making server side applications with JavaScript. It runs on the V8 JavaScript engine. It contains a package manager called NPM.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "node-v0.x-archive on GitHub". Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Release 24.8.0". 10 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "nodejs/node". GitHub.
  4. ↑ "node/LICENSE at master". GitHub. Node.js Foundation. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "npm". www.npmjs.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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