Answer 1

Hi Talentless Guy
Node js IS JavaScript. There is no need to compile. Node introduces, a number of new things to JS, including Modules( now standard in ES6), and a package manager npm.

Think of it as JS without the browser attached. It runs on the same VM as Chrome's JS engine, called V8.

But yes you can build a fully functional back end with node. Look also at node express, which is a popular web backend module for node.

Answer 2

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