Is node.js necessary for server-side development?

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JavaScript

In the event that you are only familiar with java script and have not dealt with server-side languages ​​before. It is assumed that there is knowledge of html, css, javascript. Look towards node js or start learning a completely different language, for example, python or ruby. And what kind of projects can be implemented on this platform, are there any limitations? please provide a couple of sites made on node js. I didn't find it honestly

Answer 1

question of architecture. You need to understand how node.js works, namely what are the advantages and disadvantages of the event loop (it's full of both), and you need to understand how to build an application bypassing the disadvantages using only the advantages. In general, you can do a lot of different cool things. Although it is easy for a beginner to screw everything up.