Summary

In this chapter, we touched base with the concept of Node.js. We took a look at what Node is and we learned that it's built on top of the V8 JavaScript engine. Then we explored why Node has become so popular, its advantages and its disadvantages. We took a look at the different text editors we can choose from and, at the end, you created your very first Node application.

In the next chapter, we'll dive in and create our first app. I am really excited to start writing real-world applications.