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title: "Discussion on \"How Node.js Handles Multiple Requests with a Single Thread\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"How Node.js Handles Multiple Requests with a Single Thread\". Traditional backend systems often create multiple threads to handle multiple users. But Node.js takes a very different approach — and that’s exactly why it became so popular for building scalable web"
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Traditional backend systems often create multiple threads to handle multiple users. But Node.js takes a very different approach — and that’s exactly why it became so popular for building scalable web

May 8 · 6 min read · knowingnodejsexpress.hashnode.dev  
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