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mongrel vs Node.js

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

mongrel

mongrel

Development

Mongrel is a fast HTTP 1.1 web server library written in Ruby for the Ruby on Rails and Sinatra web frameworks. It is light, easy to install and configure, and good for development and testing environments.

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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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