Thinking Beyond the web
A lot of the buzz around Node.js is focused on the web. In truth, Node.js serves a bigger purpose that people often miss. Letâs use a map to see where Node.js fits in the broader scheme of things.
Imagine the set of all possible programs as the inhabitants of a vast sea. Programs that have similar purposes are near each other, and programs that differ are further apart. With that picture in mind, take a look at this map. It shows a close-up of one particular outcrop in this sea, the Island of I/O-Bound Programs.
I/O-bound programs are constrained by data access. These are programs where adding more processing power ...
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