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Express.js

Express.js is a popular web framework for Node.js that’s used to build web applications and APIs: 
 
 
  • Features
    Express.js provides features for: 
     
     
    • Specifying functions for HTTP verbs and URL patterns 
       
       
    • Integrating with rendering engines to generate responses 
       
       
    • Setting web application settings like the port and template location 
       
       
    • Adding middleware to process requests 
       
       
    • Routing 
       
       
    • Template engines 
       
       
    • HTTP helpers like redirection and caching 
       
       
    • Asynchronous programming 
       
       
  • Benefits
    Express.js is known for being: 
     
     
    • Simple, fast, and easy to use 
       
       
    • Lightweight and un-opinionated 
       
       
    • Suitable for small projects and large-scale applications 
       
       
  • Use
    Express.js is used to build: 
     
     
    • Single-page, multipage, and hybrid web applications 
       
       
    • Mobile applications 
       
       
  • Middleware packages
    Developers can create compatible middleware packages to address web development problems. The Express team maintains a list of middleware packages.