Everyone’s talking about Node.js taking over the programming world and its great advantages. While all frameworks and languages come with some benefits, it’s Node.js that takes over development in enterprises. The big question is…

Why use Node.js and it has become a standard for large-scale applications?

And in this article I will give you a high-level look on this subject.

If you want to see some examples what Node.js is used for, there’re plenty of well known enterprise-level implementations.

It’s hard to escape the gravitational pull of JavaScript and its ubiquity in modern Web development. While it’s been offering great frameworks and libraries for creating interactive, modern interfaces for many years now, it never did deploy any backend platform that could compete with other well-established languages. Node.js, however, the cool kid on the JavaScript block, has come to offer a viable alternative, one that has since been embraced by multiple startups and enterprises.

Development with Node.js lives up to its opinion as the new standard for enterprise applications. Some even claim that it’s so powerful that it has the potential to replace Java for good—dethroning it as the most trusted language, a spot that Java has held since 1995.

Seemingly every month now, another enterprise-level company reveals that it’s been successfully using the platform in its operations. As of today, the list includes giants such as Walmart, NASA, Intel, and Twitter. Many others decided to rewrite their existing code to Node.js to boost their teams’ productivity and increase the performance of their applications. According to the Node.js User Survey, 43% of Node.js programmers claim to have used it for enterprise apps.

What is so special about Node.js that almost all Fortune 500 companies use it?

Well, the answer to those questions is just as complex as the enterprise apps built with Node. So I’ll try to give you a short explanation (which will still be kinda long).

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