Wayne Nordstrom is an IT security professional with more than a decade of experience. His skills include network and application vulnerability assessment. Network incident response and investigation is another. Wayne Nordstrom is also proficient in programming. Two of the programming languages he has worked with are javascript and PHP.
Javascript is a client-side or browser-based programming language. Node.js is a server-side implementation of javascript. It has migrated to handling the backend chores of web applications.
Javascript now contends with PHP, a server-side language for backend web programmers.
In choosing between node.js and PHP programmers should keep in mind some key differences.
PHP executes code one line at a time, a behavior known as running synchronous code. In contrast, node.js is asynchronous, able to run lines of code in parallel. This means that node.js has the potential to be faster particularly if a PHP code line takes time to execute.
PHP programs use the language in conjunction with a front-end programming language. Since node.js is a javascript implementation, node.js developers don’t need to switch. Having to switch from one language to another in a project has a direct impact on a coder’s efficiency.
PHP and node.js work with traditional relational databases and newer NoSQL databases. Node.js is the more popular technology for MongoDB, CouchDB, and other NoSQL databases.
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