It uses the V8 JavaScript engine to execute JavaScript code outside of a web browser. With Node.js, you can use JavaScript to write command line tools and to perform server-side scripting.

Developers use statements to control the overall program flow, including variable declarations, conditional operations, and iterative processes. Here's how to write JavaScript statements.

JavaScript’s async and await functions make for readable and maintainable asynchronous code. Just watch out for their downsides.