Microservices: Node.js
How does Node.js benefit the modern-day enterprise?
Continuing our deep dive into Microservices this month, this week we're reviewing Node.js for modern architecture. Node.js enables full-stack web development with a streamlined JavaScript base creating an easier process for reading and collaborating with both frontend and backend engineers. It simplifies cross-browser compatibility while writing code for a REST API and the framework handles requests and responses with ease making dockerizing a Node.js application simple with just one container housing the code and the webserver.
Node.js is a fan of the ‘JavaScript everywhere’ paradigm so as a developer you don’t have to switch programming languages between back-end and front-end development. Another benefit to Node.js is that most programming projects use tech stacks that require 2-4 different programming languages, frameworks, libraries, and other development needs like databases and front or back-end development. Projects also using Node.js also hit the market at a faster rate than other platforms because of its lightweight architecture; creating less time in development before reaching the public. Scalability is built into the core of this platform which is why so many enterprises are making the switch to Node.js to have scalable software to benefit business growth and be able to handle numerous concurrent connections.?
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Which enterprises have been impacted by Node.js and how?
Many modern-day enterprises have made the switch to Node.js. Walmart, for example, is the 125th website in terms of site traffic, and after switching to Node.js, the business was able to withstand 6 million page views per minute on a black Friday with zero downtime. Node.js helps eBay maintain live connections to servers for roughly 200 million users every day. In 2011, LinkedIn made the switch from the popular framework, Ruby on Rails, to Node.js in order to optimize its mobile app which now runs 20 times faster than its predecessor. A few years later in 2015, Groupon also chose to ditch Ruby on Rails for Node.js. The framework was used for both mobile and web traffic and provided the business with higher scalability, faster web pages, and resource reduction for high traffic. Uber, Netflix, Paypal, and NASA are just a few others drawn to Node.js for the ease of fast processing speeds and ease of moving the enterprise to the cloud.
Preparing for what's next
STAND 8 has also made the switch to from legacy to a more modern microservices architecture with Node.js, check out our website at stand8.io and let us know what you think!
Get in touch with a representative today to discuss how STAND 8 can support your end-to-end solutions and modernizing your architecture.
By: Haley Graven and Jessica Delaney
References:
- Brewster, Cordenne (2021). “15 Companies That Use Node.js in 2021 Successfully.” https://trio.dev/blog/companies-use-node-js
- Geshan (2020). “5 Potent Reasons to Choose Node.js for Your Microservices.” https://geshan.com.np/blog/2020/11/nodejs-microservices/
- Liu, Shanhong (2021). “Most Utilized Frameworks Among Developers Worldwide 2020.” https://www.statista.com/statistics/793840/worldwide-developer-survey-most-used-frameworks/
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3 年I don't understand why Uber / Netflix would so much as consider NodeJS at this point; sure it was a fine option for a while there, but at this point their needs are just simply better served with Rust Lang
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3 年Jessica Delaney Even PayPal and they were able to improve the average response time bg 35% and less code for sure.