## Review if helpful: An Introduction to Node.js on sitepoint.com
- node is a way to run javascript on your computer. it is basically
just a javaScript runtime.
- JavaScript runtime is just an environment where the program in this
case is written in JavaScript will be executed. JavaScript has two runtime
environments node and browser's runtime. ## What is Node used for?
-installing and running build tools. this can range from bundling javascript
file dependencies into static assets, running test to web frameworks like react
that rely on node to create a dev environment. Node also allows use to run JavaScript
on the server end.