cloudfoundry - What is the point of Node.js

Ok this is probably a little blunt and to the point, but what is the point/need for Node.js

I've noticed it mainly through CloudFoundry but just not too sure what its supposed to be doing. However I am guessing its probably something pretty big as why else would VMWare be supporting it.

Thanks in advance.

Answer

It's an...

• Efficient and 100% event driven IO framework,


• flexible enough to use the best underlying OS features it can find,


• presenting an API in a high-level programming language (the same language your client-side will most-likely use),


• implemented on top of the best available intepreting engine for that language, and


• supporting more and more third party libraries with each passing day.


• Effecient in server side api, avoid using for CPU intensive operation

:)