Why Node.js Is Perfect for Building Fast Web Applications

How one thread, a smart event loop, and non-blocking I/O let Node.js handle thousands of requests without breaking a sweat. When someone tells you "Node.js is fast," they don't mean it runs JavaScript faster than other languages run their code. JavaScript will never beat C++ in raw computation speed. That's not the point. What makes Node.js fast is how it handles waiting. And in web applications, the server spends most of its time waiting — waiting for database queries, waiting for API resp...