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Node.js in Action
book

Node.js in Action

by TJ Holowaychuk, Nathan Rajlich, Mike Cantelon, Marc Harter
October 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
416 pages
13h 2m
English
Manning Publications
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Chapter 13. Beyond web servers

This chapter covers

  • Using Socket.IO for real-time cross-browser communication
  • Implementing TCP/IP networking
  • Using Node’s APIs to interact with the operating system
  • Developing and working with command-line tools

Node’s asynchronous nature enables you to perform I/O-intensive tasks that might be difficult or inefficient in a synchronous environment. We’ve mostly covered HTTP applications in this book, but what about other kinds of applications? What else is Node useful for?

The truth is that Node is tailored not only for HTTP, but for all kinds of general-purpose I/O. This means you can build practically any type of application using Node, such as command-line programs, system administration scripts, and ...

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