Node.js is an open source, cross-platform runtime environment for building server side and networking applications using JavaScript. Node.js provides an asynchronous, event driven framework to ...

Node.js offers simplicity without sacrificing performance. It allows developers to use JavaScript for both frontend and backend, which reduces complexity and speeds up development cycles.

Visual Studio Code proper is built using the Electron shell, Node.js, TypeScript, and the Language Server Protocol, and is updated on a monthly basis.