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Muneeb Hussain Modi
Muneeb Hussain Modi

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PLEASE STOP THIS!!!

PLEASE STOP THIS!!!

Node.js is not a Framework or Programming Language but a runtime environment built on top of Chrome's V8 engine to execute JavaScript outside of the browser, SIMPLE!

I often read articles where the author mentions Node.js as a JavaScript Framework and even compares it with PHP Frameworks, Ruby Frameworks, C# Frameworks, and also with JavaScript frontend frameworks and libraries like Angular, React, and jQuery.

Kindly stop this and don't misguide the people as this is really confusing for beginners who are trying to understand what Node.js is under the hood as Node.js has a lot to offer than just a Web Framework or JavaScript library.

Node.js !== JavaScript in the Browser
Node.js !== JavaScript Framework
Node.js !== JavaScript Library
Node.js !== Programming Language

Node.js === Runtime Environment

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