Node.js, developed by Ryan Dahl in 2009, is a high-performance, server-side JavaScript framework that utilizes an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model for efficient handling of thousands of concurrent connections. It is built on Google's V8 JavaScript engine and offers easy scalability for network applications. The document also discusses the asynchronous programming model, the use of npm for package management, and provides examples of basic file operations and HTTP server creation.
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