Cloud-based application development with Node.js allows for one simple and scalable technology to be used on both the client and the server.

The Linux Foundation intends to combine Express with Node.js modules created by Doug Wilson, a prolific independent developer, to provide the core elements of the Node.js web server framework project.

The Node.js Foundation, formed last June to advance development of the popular server-side JavaScript platform, is officially absorbing the widely used Express Web server framework into its ecosystem.