I'll try dumb it down, not perfect but here goes. Node.JS is just an async framework that runs on v8. A good use-case (as you can see in the article) is for han

I'll try dumb it down, not perfect but here goes. Node.JS is just an async framework that runs on v8. A good use-case (as you can see in the article) is for handling web requests, just like rails. Services are software built to handle requests. You can build both consumers and providers of requests using Node.JS. Tried to at least give you some small idea to get you started. The explanation is NOT perfect by any means. In fact I think I may have down played it. Either way, read the docs. I enjoy Node.JS alot.