What is NodeJS

Now more than ever developers are using Node.js to to configure run and build their websites. Node, according to their site, is a JavaScript (js) runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. Node is NOT a framework or coding language, the language is JavaScript, only it runs on your machine or container as a service instead of how it traditionally runs on the browser. In a nutshell, it allows you to run js on your server.

I will leave some links at the bottom of this article for you to dive deeper if you want, but we are just going to scratch the surface of node's capabilities in this article.

Work @ USAA

I got a job working for USAA!! They are an amazing  company that has a core value system that has impressed me more than any company I have ever worked for! I think I will have a long career here!! I, along with my team, are tasked with the maintenance and support of our enterprise component library using React, Redux, and ES2015.  I have learned a massive amount of skills including advanced git & npm commands, artifactory management, & true teamwork!