Why Node JS?

Node Js is a open source server environment platform where you can use javascript on server.It is totally free and runs on various platforms. For examples Windows,Linux,Unix,mac os X etc.It uses asynchronous programming.Lets see why node js has become more famous in the past few years.

1. The nature of asynchronous event driven  I/O helps concurrent data handling.
2. Share the same piece of code in the client as well as the server side.
3. Uses JavaScript which is very easy to learn.
4. Node package Managing feature.
5. Provide more fast loading content in the web pages.
6. It has huge and powerful set of libraries.
7. Easy monitoring and support.
8. Streaming big files are easy. 

So those are few examples why node js has become such a famous java Script run time environment among programmers for the past decade.So I think now you have gotten an idea why it has become a famous  java Script run time environment .