We look at NodeJS, the popular Javascript backend environment. From a technical perspective, NodeJS leans heavily on the V8 engine and libuv. V8 provides the Javascript support, and libuv provides the event loop. Useful links: - Code: https://github.com/nodejs - Site: https://nodejs.org/en - libuv design overview: https://docs.libuv.org/en/latest/design.html Special thanks to Frederick Rowland for being my first ever Patreon Patron! You can join my Patreon at https://patreon.com/ants_are_everywhere. Thanks for watching :) Discord: https://discord.gg/YNtU8Yw7yT Mastodon: @ants_are_everywhere@mathstodon.xyz