What is the purpose of Node.js, and is it very different from javascript?

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ibr_982017-01-16 18:12:59

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ibr_98, 2017-01-16 18:12:59

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abberati, 2017-01-16
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javascript is a language.
nodejs is a framework for running the javascript language. allows you to work with disk, network and some other tricky things.

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Vitaly, 2017-01-17
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Most likely you mean the difference from Browser js. Yes, there are differences.
First of all, of course, the DOM is not used on the server.
Secondly, you will often have to work in an asynchronous style.
Thirdly, you need to understand what modules are, how to work with the file system, and so on. external resources of the system.
The target is a program that runs on the server.