8. What is Node.js
• Node.js is a software platform that is used to build
scalable network (especially server-side)
applications.
• Utilizes JavaScript as its scripting language, and
achieves high throughput via non-blocking I/O and a
single-threaded event loop.
• Node.js contains a built-in HTTP server library, making
it possible to run a web server without the use of
external software, such as Apache or Lighttpd.
• Node.js is control.
9. - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- Web Browser - HTTP Client
- Comprised of headers + body
- Verbs: GET, PUT, POST, DELETE
- GET http://www.doclermedia.com HTTP/1.0
- Demo: Using Charles & CURL
HTTP
10. cURL
• cURL is a computer software project providing a library and
command-line tool for transferring data using various
protocols. The cURL project produces two products,
libcurl and cURL. It was first released in 1997.
• GET, POST, PUT & DELETE
curl -X GET http://www.google.com