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# [A short Introduction to Node.js](https://pushkarajblog.hashnode.dev/a-short-introduction-to-nodejs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Node.js is a cross-platform and open-sourced runtime for executing JavaScript outside a browser.

Dec 30, 2022 · 3 min read · pushkarajblog.hashnode.dev  
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## Written by

[Pushkaraj Kulkarni](https://hashnode.com/@pushkaraj2007)

@pushkaraj2007 · Maharashtra, India

  
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I am a Fullstack developer from India. I love to code and solve problems. I am an open-source contributor. I am currently working on threadify.vercel.app

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[José Pablo Ramírez Vargas](https://hashnode.com/@webJose)

[Dec 30, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-introduction-to-nodejs/63af21e152e3aabe449bd45e/comment/63af6ae842ec5647dfa02289)

NodeJS is **not** performant. If anything, NodeJS is the perfect example of how money affects decisions in this world. There's literally 200 other technologies that outperform NodeJS. Don't believe me? Look it up [here](https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/#section=data-r21). NodeJS starts at position #212.

NodeJS is alive because it is cost-effective. If money didn't exist in this world, NodeJS would have disappeared already.

[Pushkaraj Kulkarni](https://hashnode.com/@pushkaraj2007)

[Dec 31, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-introduction-to-nodejs/63af21e152e3aabe449bd45e/comment/63af6ae842ec5647dfa02289#reply-63af944542ec5647dfa02437)

That's really something new to me, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with me.

BTW, what is your thoughts on other javascript run-times like Deno and Bun?

[José Pablo Ramírez Vargas](https://hashnode.com/@webJose)

[Dec 31, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-short-introduction-to-nodejs/63af21e152e3aabe449bd45e/comment/63af6ae842ec5647dfa02289#reply-63afde8342ec5647dfa02b69)

[Pushkaraj Kulkarni](https://hashnode.com/@pushkaraj2007) I haven't tested Bun. I have tested Deno really briefly and seems ok, save for a few bugs here and there.

But if you look for Deno in the link I gave you, it performs even worse than NodeJS, despite the claims of Deno stating "we are way faster than NodeJS".