Node.js relies on asynchronous Input and Output (I/O) in order to increase the computing efficiency and speed of an application. This article will take a basic look at what asynchronous programming actually means, and why asynchronous I/O is important in a language like Node.js. For Node.js performance to be actualized, a certain programming paradigm must […]
Everyone always talks about the Node.js event loop and how its important, but what exactly is it responsible for? Well… Let’s take a look! 😀 The event loop (event queue) in Node.js is a loop that is responsible for processesing incoming requests. This loop “contains” a queue of requests, and each request in the event
JavaScript Invocation patterns can be tricky for developers new to the language. This tutorial will take a look and review the four different invocation patterns that JavaScript offers, and the behavior that is expected when using them. A function invocation in JavaScript refers to passing control and parameters to another function during execution. This may
Running a Node.js application along side other non node web applications can work well if configured correctly. This tutorial will show you how to easily configure a Virtual Host to proxy Node.js application requests through Apache. First, we need to make sure that we have Node.js running on a port other than the port Apache
