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I'm just curious why Node.js was named that. I searched their site and their FAQ and there was nothing that helped me understand why it was named Node.js.
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The short answer is “NO.” The long answer is, “NO, it's not dead, and it probably will never die.” Node. js is just as relevant to coding in 2021 and beyond, even if the hype around it has stabilized slightly.
nodejs is a modern javascript-oriented server framework typically used to provide various services and realtime applications, while node is an older framework for transmitting data packets over amateur radio.
It's pronounced "Node" "J" "S". Groups "nodejs" group.
The open source project Node. js was invented by Joyent software engineer Ryan Dahl three years ago next month. It essentially allows JavaScript to be used outside of a browser.
The official name is actually Node. Originally it was designed for use as a web application, but the author realized it could be used for more general purposes and renamed it to node.
Here is a quote from the author that may help explain the name:
Node is a single-threaded, single-process system which enforces shared-nothing design with OS process boundaries. It has rather good libraries for networking. I believe this to be a basis for designing very large distributed programs. The “nodes” need to be organized: given a communication protocol, told how to connect to each other. In the next couple months we are working on libraries for Node that allow these networks.
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