node.js - What is javascript runtime..? -
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as per definition mentioned on https://nodejs.org/
node.js platform built on chrome's javascript run-time building fast, scalable network applications. node.js uses event-driven, non-blocking i/o model makes lightweight , efficient, perfect data-intensive real-time applications run across distributed devices.
can 1 please me understand javascript run-time means?
chrome's javascript runtime google's v8 enginer developed google used google chrome.
it compiles javascript code native machine code instead of interpreting bytecode gives major performance boost javascript (which traditionally slow compared other high level languages).
node.js contains libuv handle asynchronous events. v8 provides run-time javascript.
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