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What applications does NodeJS excel in?

What applications does NodeJS excel in?

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Joshua Pack
·Feb 19, 2016

I personally do a lot of programming for eCommerce websites. None have been written in NodeJS. I see mainly .NET and PHP.

Since NodeJS is becoming a popular language, what application do businesses usually use it for? APIs? CMS sites? Web Apps?

Could NodeJS be used to build a powerful eCommerce platform? If so, what are its limits? Memory issues? CPU issues? Concurrent user issues?

Side question: When starting out with NodeJS what are some good things i can create to learn how well the language works? I want to be able to utilize the language fully within its most powerful aspects.

Edit: Found an article http://www.toptal.com/nodejs/why-the-hell-would-i-use-node-js