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The rise of Node.js: JavaScript graduates to the server

Excitement about Node.js is on the rise, but beware its limits

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A formal 1.0 version should arrive this summer, Dahl says. Among features planned for Node.js, although not necessarily in the 1.0 release, are binary modules, which allow developers to interface with system libraries written in C. "For example, if you needed to connect to Oracle, you would want a binary module to interface with the database driver," he says. Also eyed is a versioning scheme for APIs, in which internal APIs would be labeled with a stability level.

With developers latching onto the opportunity to use JavaScript beyond browsers, Node.js's usage is destined to grow. Its acceptance by major technology players gives it a place alongside technologies such as Java and PHP, even if it is still a very young platform.

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