Node.JS¶
Node.js is a cross-platform runtime environment for developing server-side Web applications based on the JavaScript language. This runtime is based on Google's V8 JavaScript engine which will interpret and execute the JavaScript.
Node.js main features are:
- event-driven architecture
- asynchronous I/O
- suitable for web applications
- real-time communication
- handle thousands of concurrent connections
- great package management
- big community
Release plan¶
Each even number is a long term support version. So software I release is always based on LTS versions:
| Version | EcmaScript | Release | Maintenance | End of Life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.x End of Life | ES2016 | 2016-04-26 | 2018-04-30 | April 2019 |
| 8.x End of Life | ES2017 | 2017-05-30 | April 2019 | December 2019 |
| 10.x End of Life | ES2018 | 2018-04-24 | 2020-05-11 | April 2021 |
| 12.x Maintenance LTS | ES2019 | 2019-04-23 | 2020-11-30 | April 2022 |
| 14.x Current Release | ES2020 | 2020-04-21 | 2021-10-19 | April 2023 |
| 16.x Pending | ES2021 | 2021-04-20 | 2022-10-18 | April 2024 |
See node.green to have a look at how far the support of NodeJS goes for each specific element.