This article, “ Node.js tools: Server-side JavaScript comes of age,” originally appeared at InfoWorld.com. Follow the latest news in programming and open source at InfoWorld.com.

Microsoft and others have already adopted this technology to extend JavaScript beyond the browser. Still, software developers should beware the limits of Node.js.

Not so long ago, the idea that JavaScript could become an important server-side language would've sounded downright silly. Thanks to Node.js, JavaScript has become a vital language not just for ...

What is the secret horror of working with NodeJS? Silverio: The secret horror of NodeJS being server-side JavaScript is that the two languages are the same, but the platforms are different. Running a ...

During his keynote presentation at the event, Microsoft vice president Scott Guthrie emphasized Microsoft's support for the open source Node.js server-side JavaScript development environment.

Presto change-o, it was answering requests very quickly. [ Also on InfoWorld: “ JavaScript conquers the server ” | Node.js is an InfoWorld 2012 Technology of the Year Award Winner.