iv><aside class="callout tip"><div class=type><svg class="large-icon"><use xlink:href="/v1.15/img/icons.svg#callout-tip"/></svg></div><div class=content>In Node.js, the web server&rsquo;s functionality is embedded in the code of the application. A Node.js
web application runs as a standalone process.</div></aside></div></li><li><p>Node.js applications are written in JavaScript, which means that there is no
explicit compilation step. Instead, they use <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_compil