JavaScript web apps and web servers are susceptible to a specific type of vulnerabilities/attacks known as regular expression (regex) denial of service (ReDoS). These vulnerabilities take place when ...

The Internet is about to hit its fourth major shift in server architecture. The early days were powered by simple Perl applications. As the dotcom hit, Java application servers running on highend UNIX ...

Yahoo's open source framework combines YUI on the client, Node.js on the server, and excellent use of MVC design pattern From the beginning, programming for the Web has been divided into different ...

Nitro.js is a JavaScript-based HTTP server. It builds on state-of-the-art components, focusing on performance, convention, and deployment. As a JavaScript developer, you want to know about Nitro ...

The story of Node.js reads like it came from a Hollywood script assembly line: Some kids are monkeying around with scrap they picked up around the Internet and find a new way to snap it together. The ...

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Redmonk’s annual programming language rankings – based on GitHub and StackOverflow traffic – were recently released and to no one’s surprise, JavaScript was ranked as the most popular programming ...