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Shrikant Mishra

Shrikant Mishra

19-Jan-2021

Where the JavaScript is a programming language, which runs in web browsers. And about the Node.js, it is an interpreter or running environment for JavaScript that requires a lot of libraries and all.

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JavaScript

Engine V8 – Google Chrome V8, Spider Monkey, and JS Core
UsageTo perform non-blocking activitiesFor general client-side operations
WorkingInterpreter – ScriptingProgramming Language
1.NodeJS is a JavaScript runtime environment.JavaScript is a programming language that is used for writing scripts on the website.
2.NodeJS code can be run outside the browser.JavaScript can only be run in the browsers.
3.It is mostly used on the server-side.It is basically used on the client-side.
4.NodeJS does not have capability to add HTML tags.Javascript is capable enough to add HTML and play with the DOM.
5.NodeJS can only run in V8 engine of google chrome.Javascript can run in any browser engine as like JS core in safari and Spidermonkey in Firefox.
6.NodeJS is used in server-side development.Javascript is used in frontend development.
7.Some of the NodeJS modules are Lodash, express etc. These modules are to be imported from npm.Some of the javascript frameworks are RamdaJS, TypedJS, etc.
8.NodeJS is written in C, C++ and JavaScript.It is the upgraded version of ECMA script that uses Chrome’s V8 engine written in C++.

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