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memcached vs Node.js

A side-by-side look at memcached and Node.js. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

memcached

memcached

Network & Admin

Memcached is an open source, high-performance distributed memory object caching system. It is used to speed up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load for reading/writing frequently accessed data.

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Node.js

Node.js

Development

Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a browser. It allows developers to build scalable network applications using JavaScript on the server-side.

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