---
title: "Node.js Server-Side JavaScript – What is Node Used For?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/node-js-server-side-javascript-what-is-node-used-for--bofuinpzx
source_url: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/node-js-server-side-javascript-what-is-node-used-for/
type: article
source: "freeCodeCamp"
author: "Abba Vincent Ihechikara"
published: 2022-09-27T22:35:44.453Z
updated: 2022-09-27T22:35:44.390Z
tags: ["javascript", "backend", "course"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 13
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Node.js Server-Side JavaScript – What is Node Used For?

**[freeCodeCamp](https://daily.dev/sources/freecodecamp)** · [@chikara](https://daily.dev/chikara) · 4 min read · 13 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

The release of Node.js in 2009 by Ryan Dahl increased the scope of what developers could do with JavaScript. Prior to that, you could only use JavaScript on the client side (the browser) or frontend of web applications. With Node.JS, developers can create server side applications, command line tools, and more.

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