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node.js isn't a web-specific technology either. It is an event processing framework, like EventMachine on Ruby or Twisted on Python. And then PHP and VB are pro
by randomdata 15y ago
node.js isn't a web-specific technology either. It is an event processing framework, like EventMachine on Ruby or Twisted on Python. And then PHP and VB are programming languages, while the other two are only frameworks atop other languages.
Beyond them all being tools programmers use, it is tough to draw any real commonality between them.