通过Node.js而不是像Xampp这样的服务器运行AngularJS Web应用程序的实际优势是什么？

Question

As stated in the title,

I don't really understand how Node.js works and above all why it's actually used to run an AngularJS application (eg in WebStorm IDE this is the default option when you create an AngJS project).

I've got this doubt since I could run a simple AngularJS app on an Apache web server (within Xampp) without any involvement of NodeJS.

Thank you in advance

Answer 1

Node.js is an application platform. It's good for running your applications on.

Apache HTTPD is a web server. It's good at serving web pages.

They're two very different things, not directly related, and not mutually exclusive.

Answer 2

You are correct that many apps can run anywhere, but some benefits we've seen are:

• Simplicity, especially for web developer also developing the server-side code/config/deploy.
• Real-time web - easier to add in things like WebSockets and Server Sent Events if you need them.