--- title: "Building Modern Applications? Use Node.js and experience Scalability effortlessly" description: "Hire dedicated NodeJS programmers from Ongraph Technologies, for Mobile or web applications as well as custom Node JS web application development proj" author: "OnGraph Technologies" published: 2019-09-23 updated: 2019-09-23 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/198447/building-modern-applications-use-node-js-and-experience-scalability-effortlessly category: "web development" tags: ["node js"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Building Modern Applications? Use Node.js and experience Scalability effortlessly According to Stack Overflow Developers Survey 2019, Javascript is amongst the top programming [language in the world](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/112032/what-is-the-most-widely-spoken-language-in-the-world)'s developers. Javascript is not alone in acquiring this significant popularity, but also javascript-frameworks, and libraries. Node.js is one such JavaScript runtime environment, open-source and supports cross-platform that contributes to javascript popularity. ## Why is Node.js Special? Node.js is JS runtime environment, and it makes it important in today's modern application. It is light and uses an event-driven I/O model that allows an efficient and scalable network [application development](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94409/what-is-the-most-challenging-problem-you-have-solved-in-android-application-development). The technology is just ideal for varied types of projects such as: 1. Large scale applications 2. IoT 3. Web and mobile apps 4. Full-stack development Real-time applications 5. Desktop applications 6. [Socket programming](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34131/applied-c-sharp-dot-net-socket-programming) Thus, no matter which business you want to establish online, you can **hire nodejs developers** from reliable vendor and get the work started. ## When Use Node.js for Web App? Node.js is an excellent choice for startups [as well as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48044/who-won-the-wimbledon-singles-as-well-as-the-world-table-tennis-singles-crown) large companies. The ideal use of node.js in web apps is for APIs. Node.js is widely used in service side programming in standard web apps, and thus controls a large number of occurring connection in a non-blocking way. Node ensures scalability, and that makes it ideal to consider in web [app development](https://www.mindstick.com/services/mobile-app-development). ## Why Use Node.js in web App? Node.js is a power-packed technology that makes it unique among other [techniques available](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96750/what-are-software-project-estimation-techniques-available). The crucial benefits of node.js are that it can manage thousands of existing connections at a time. It enables its users such as NASA, PayPal, Walmart, and others to take steps for innovation in APIs, mobile devices, web, IoT, and customer expectations. How Is Node Best For A Business? Uber, GoDaddy, and others are the prime users of Node.js. Why? Because this server-side [scripting language](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/486/scripting-language) allows fast and scalable application development. Node.js is ideal for startups, SMBs as well as for fortune 500 companies since it helps: **1.** [Increase productivity](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23166/modern-technological-gadgets-that-increase-productivity) of the development team all due to the availability of several NPM modules which **2**. Reduce [project development](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115052/what-role-do-major-talent-agencies-play-in-shaping-hollywood-careers-project-development) costs. As it can handle thousands of connections in a non-blocking way itself, an app then needed fewer resources to handle big loads. **3.** Speed up time-to-market. It is fast, therefore increases the speed of development with any used frameworks. **4.** Apps to sustainable. This app development technology allows developing applications that can handle multiple client applications without any distortion. **5.** Apps to be efficient. Node.js is based on javascript; thus, the same language can be used both on the client-side and back-end side. **Node js app [development companies](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40047/what-are-the-best-web-development-companies-in-singapore)** can use MEAN stack incomplete app development. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/198447/building-modern-applications-use-node-js-and-experience-scalability-effortlessly Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.