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Learning TypeScript 2.x - Second Edition
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Learning TypeScript 2.x - Second Edition

by Remo H. Jansen
April 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
536 pages
13h 21m
English
Packt Publishing
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Node.js environment versus browser environment

The Node.js environment and the browser environment are not identical. For example, the environment in web browsers includes an API known as the Document Object Model (DOM) and an API known as the Browser Object Model (BOM). These APIs define APIs, such as the window object or the history API. However, these APIs are not available in the Node.js environment. The following table highlights some of the most significant differences between the environment Node.js and web browsers:

Feature

Node.js

Web browsers

DOM

No

Yes

BOM

No

Yes

Global variable is named window

No

Yes

Global variable is named global

Yes

No

The require function

Yes

No

Common JS ...

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