Online payment service PayPal says swapping Java for node.js on its servers is allowing it to serve web pages more rapidly and simplifying the creation of server-side software. PayPal has moved from ...

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In the history of computing, 1995 was a crazy time. First Java appeared, then close on its heels came JavaScript. The names made them seem like conjoined twins newly detached, but they couldn’t be ...

Node.js is a lean, fast, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that is useful for both servers and desktop applications. Scalability, latency, and throughput are key performance indicators for ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The art of the file upload is not elegantly addressed in languages such as Java and Python. But ...