the various Java application servers, IIS and ASP.NET, and Ruby on Rails. Node.js turns out to be quite useful for desktop applications in addition to servers. Also note that Node applications ...

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Online payment service PayPal says swapping Java for node.js on its servers is allowing it to serve web pages more rapidly and simplifying the creation of server-side software. PayPal has moved ...