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A comment on Ask HN: What is Node.js? Framework, VM, stdlib or a platform?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: What is Node.js? Framework, VM, stdlib or a platf... by hasancc on Monday April 28, 2014 @04:09AM (#7658778)
neither. It just uses v8 to execute the interpreter output which is still javascript code.

V8 converts javascript to machine code, and node.js basically acts as a middle man to add functionality to javascript like "event driven programming" which can't be implemented through a basic framework.

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Re:Ask HN: What is Node.js? Framework, VM, stdlib or a platf... by fka on Monday April 28, 2014 @04:18AM (#7658795)
Are you sure? v8 itself is already event-driven. If not, Chrome wouldn't work event-driven.
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Re:Ask HN: What is Node.js? Framework, VM, stdlib or a platf... by hasancc on Monday April 28, 2014 @04:40AM (#7658863)
Yes Chrome is event driven, but Chrome is a sandbox which limits your I/O capabilities. Node.js on the other hand, is obviusly not a browser, so you can actually do I/Os with the system not only the sandbox.
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